André Ramiro

Fellow researcher at Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society (“Technology, Power, and Domination” research group), with research on democratic oversight of intelligence activities. He was an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s “German Chancellor Fellow” (2022-2023) hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (“Data, actors, infrastructures” research group), with research on legal frameworks for the use of hacking tools by public authorities in Brazil and Germany. Co-founder and former director of the Law and Technology Research Institute of Recife – IP.rec, where he has coordinated projects in the area of privacy, data protection, surveillance policies, such as the Encryption Observatory. Read full bio.

André’s Project: A human rights-based accountability framework for halting government hacking abuses

The project aims to develop a legal framework, in the form of a policy paper, that will assist civil society and public entities committed with the defense of fundamental rights in assessing risks and abuses related to the use of spywares by law enforcement and intelligence authorities. It will also provide training, through a workshop, to civil society leaders to empower themselves with advocacy, litigation, and research tools concerning the subject of the project.