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https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org) - Open Rights Group 2.49K Posts, 1.15K Following, 11.3K Followers · We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection open rights groupsocial https://uk.linkedin.com/company/open-rights-group Open Rights Group | LinkedIn Open Rights Group | 4,686 followers on LinkedIn. Fighting for your rights in the digital age. | We fight for digital rights. Join us. open rights grouplinkedin https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-up-for-org-email-updates Hear the latest from ORG | Open Rights Group Sign up for email updates from ORG the latestopen rightsheargroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/ Home | Open Rights Group Open Rights Group is the UK’s largest grassroots digital rights campaigning organisation, working to protect everyone’s rights to privacy and free speech... home openrightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/who-we-are/ Who We Are | Open Rights Group Founded in 2005, Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based digital rights organisation that campaigns to protect our rights to privacy and free speech online. who we areopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/save-encryption/ Save Encryption | Open Rights Group Message scanning breaks end-to-end encryption, which puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk. open rightssaveencryptiongroup https://action.openrightsgroup.org/make-one-donation Make a one-off donation | Open Rights Group make a one off donationopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/category/free-expression-online Free expression online | Open Rights Group free expression onlineopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/advisory-council/dr-monica-horten/ Dr Monica Horten | Open Rights Group Dr Monica Horten was the Policy Manager for Freedom of Expression at the Open Rights Group, leading on the Online Safety Bill. She is a published author and... dr monicaopen rightshortengroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/newsletter-immigration-data-and-technology-2/ Newsletter: Immigration, Data and Technology | Open Rights Group Welcome to the May edition of Immigration, Data and Technology! data and technologyopen rightsnewsletterimmigrationgroup https://supporters.openrightsgroup.org/ Open Rights Group – ORG supporter and contact management open rights groupsupportermanagement https://www.openrightsgroup.org/board-of-directors/anna-fielder/ Anna Fielder | Open Rights Group Anna is a long-standing privacy and consumer advocate, having originally trained as a classics scholar and spending a stint as a travel reporter and editor,... open rightsannafieldergroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/drip-heroes/ #DRIP heroes, round one | Open Rights Group #DRIP HEROES For a list of everyone who voted against the bill, a smaller list, see Hansard. round oneopen rightsdripheroesgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/what-we-do/ Campaigns | Open Rights Group We campaign for privacy, digital justice and freedom of expression online. open rightscampaignsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/devote-your-day-to-democracy-2-london-elections/ Devote Your Day to Democracy #2: London elections | Open Rights Group Update: The ORG Electionwatch08 pledge has succeeded in record time! your daydemocracy 2london electionsopen rightsdevote https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2011/ 2011 | Open Rights Group open rights2011group https://www.openrightsgroup.org/board-of-directors/melanie-harper/ Melanie Dymond Harper | Open Rights Group Melanie Dymond Harper has been a member and supporter of ORG since its conception. She has run her own Internet consultancy company since 1995, with a focus on... open rightsmelaniedymondharpergroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/advisory-council-nominees-needed/ Advisory Council Nominees needed | Open Rights Group Open Rights Group is looking for around 10 new members of our Advisory Council in 2024, to help advise us on policy at a time of major change. advisory councilopen rightsnomineesneededgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/anti-harassment-policy/ Anti-Harassment Policy | Open Rights Group Open Rights Group is dedicated to creating an environment where people with an interest in digital rights can come together, learn from each other, and... anti harassment policyopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/data-trust-will-migrants-use-the-nhs-app/ Data & Trust: Will migrants use the NHS app? | Open Rights Group A fortnight ago, the NHSX Covid-19 App was launched across England and Wales following the many concerns raised by civil society and privacy advocates... the nhs appdata trustopen rightsmigrantsuse https://www.openrightsgroup.org/jobs/ Jobs | Open Rights Group open rightsjobsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/legal-challenge-of-the-immigration-exemption/ Legal challenge of the Immigration Exemption | Open Rights Group Second legal challenge to Immigration Exemption in Data Protection Act 2018 Campaigners have been granted permission to proceed to a full hearing by the High... legal challengeof theopen rightsimmigrationexemption https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-uk-data-protection-reforms-from-an-eu-perspective/ Data Grab Bill from an EU perspective | Open Rights Group A delegation from the European Parliament visited London and left with some rather scathing opinions about the UK data protection reform, but UK Ministers have... from anopen rightsdatagrabbill https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-data-use-and-access-bill-hl/ Briefing: Data Use and Access Bill | Open Rights Group Executive Summary The new Data (Use and Access) Bill drops several concerning aspects of the previous Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. data useopen rightsbriefingaccessbill https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/democracy-and-covid-19/ Democracy and Covid-19 | Open Rights Group The Covid 19 epidemic has disrupted our economic and social life unlike anything seen in peacetime. covid 19open rightsdemocracygroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/identity/ Identity | Open Rights Group open rightsidentitygroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/complain-about-mobile-overblocking/ How to complain about mobile filtering over-blocking | Open Rights Group Yesterday we had a very helpful meeting with the BBFC. how to complainabout mobileopen rights https://www.openrightsgroup.org/category/surveillance Mass Surveillance | Open Rights Group mass surveillanceopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/org-patrons/ ORG Patrons | Open Rights Group ORG patrons help to promote ORG, amplify our campaigns and inspire people to join our community. open rightspatronsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/come-to-brussels-and-demand-sound-copyright/ Come to Brussels and demand sound copyright | Open Rights Group The European Parliament is set to vote on whether to double the term of copyright in sound recordings in early 2009. come toopen rightsbrusselsdemandsound https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/demand-uk-digital-sovereignty/ Demand UK Digital Sovereignty | Open Rights Group Digital sovereignty means that a country has control over its critical tech, national infrastructure and digital policy making. uk digitalopen rightsdemandsovereigntygroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/joint-letter-to-the-home-secretary/ Joint letter to the Home Secretary | Open Rights Group Today a group of leading human rights and civil liberties groups, including Open Rights Group, have written to the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Theresa May MP. the home secretaryjoint letteropen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-annual-report-2022/ ORG Annual Report 2022 | Open Rights Group annual reportopen rights2022group https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/may-2007-e-voting-pilots-announced/ May 2007 e-Voting Pilots Announced | Open Rights Group Finally, two months behind schedule, the Government has announced which local authorities will be running e-voting pilots. may 2007e votingopen rightspilotsannounced https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/bad-news-in-leaked-eu-copyright-directive/ Bad news in leaked EU Copyright Directive | Open Rights Group Several documents have been leaked from the European Commission providing a clear picture of the proposed reforms to copyright that will be presented later in... eu copyright directivebad newsopen rightsleakedgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/joint-letter-to-the-foreign-secretary/ Joint letter to the Foreign Secretary | Open Rights Group To coincide with the start of the London Conference on Cyberspace, eleven organisations and experts on freedom of expression and privacy online have today... joint letterto theforeign secretaryopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/how-gdpr-stops-discrimination-and-protects-equalities/ How GDPR stops discrimination and protects equalities | Open Rights Group Workers and Trade Unions Government plans would grant greater freedom for employers to collect and use personal data, providing those with unprecedented... open rightsgdprstopsdiscriminationprotects https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-glasgow-democracy-in-peril/ ORG Glasgow: Democracy in Peril | Open Rights Group Adam Ramsay, co-editor of OpenDemocracy UK, discusses his investigations into the dark world of the offshore far right and their war on democracy. democracy inopen rightsglasgowperilgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/credits/ Credits | Open Rights Group Open Rights Group reserves all rights to our logos. open rightscreditsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/o2-bans-church-this-christmas/ O2 bans church this Christmas | Open Rights Group For the last four months, and despite repeated complaints, O2 has blocked the website of a Sheffield church, claiming it features adult content. this christmasopen rightso2banschurch https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-norwich-june-meetup/ ORG Norwich June meetup | Open Rights Group Join ORG Norwich online on Monday 15 June to discuss the privacy impacts of the NHSX tracker app and the role of American analytics company Palantir in the... open rightsnorwichjunemeetupgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-stop-stalker-ads/ How to Stop Stalker Ads | Open Rights Group Steps to protect your data from the adtech industry Choose a privacy enhancing browser Uninstall Google Chrome. how to stopopen rightsstalkeradsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/ News | Open Rights Group open rightsnewsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/government-powers-overdrawn/ Government powers overdrawn | Open Rights Group Whether you are a pensioner or a parent, unemployed or living with a disability, you may be one of the millions of people who receive benefits from the State. government powersopen rightsoverdrawngroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-policy-responses-to-online-harms-white-paper/ ORG policy responses to Online Harms White Paper | Open Rights Group Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based digital campaigning organisation working to protect fundamental rights to privacy and free speech online. online harms white paperpolicy responsesopen rights https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/briefing-on-data-protection-and-digital-information-bill/ Briefing on Data Protection and Digital Information Bill | Open Rights Group The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill gives the State and companies more access to our data with fewer limitations. data protectionand digitalopen rightsbriefing https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-briefing-warns-against-restricting-vpns/ New briefing warns against restricting VPNs | Open Rights Group Open Rights Group has warned that restricting the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) is technically unworkable and a threat to privacy, cybersecurity, and... open rightsnewbriefingwarnsrestricting https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-response-to-cyber-security-bill/ ORG response to Cyber Security Bill | Open Rights Group Digital rights campaigners, Open Rights Group (ORG) have responded to the publication of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. response tocyber securityopen rightsbillgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/good-practice-in-behavioural-advertising/ Good practice in behavioural advertising? | Open Rights Group The Internet Advertising Bureau, a digital marketing trade body, have launched Good Practice Principles for companies that collect and use data for online... good practicebehavioural advertisingopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press/ Press | Open Rights Group For press enquiries Monday-Thursday, contact press@openrightsgroup. open rightspressgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/where-everybody-knows-your-name-pubs-and-data-collection/ Where everybody knows your name: pubs and data | Open Rights Group The UK Government has announced that pubs can reopen on 4 July, and in the process asked them to start collecting the personal data of their customers to... everybody knowsyour namedata open https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/online-safety-bill-will-not-tackle-monopoly-abuse/ Online Safety Bill will not tackle monopoly abuse | Open Rights Group As Parliament makes its recommendations on the Online Safety Bill, trying to fix the problems of accountability it brings, while perhaps adding new... online safety billwill notopen rights https://www.openrightsgroup.org/censorship/ censorship | Open Rights Group open rightscensorshipgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/mass-surveillance-oversight-debate/ Mass surveillance oversight debate | Open Rights Group Download PDF version Civil Society Concerns about UK Surveillance Secret mass surveillance is a threat to democracy and the rule of law. mass surveillanceopen rightsoversightdebategroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/response-to-the-dfe-national-pupil-database-consultation/ Response to the DfE National Pupil Database consultation | Open Rights Group Context In late 2012 the Department for Education launched a consultation looking at who is able to access and use the information held in the National Pupil... national pupil databaseresponse toopen rightsdfe https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/court-rules-uk-mass-surveillance-programme-unlawful/ Court Rules UK Mass Surveillance Programme Unlawful | Open Rights Group In 2013, following Edward Snowden’s disclosure of information about major national mass surveillance programmes, the Open Rights Group teamed up with Privacy... court rulesmass surveillanceopen rightsukprogramme https://www.openrightsgroup.org/who-we-are/org-cambridge/ ORG Cambridge | Open Rights Group ORG Cambridge is a place for locals concerned about UK digital rights to connect and organise. open rightscambridgegroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/response-to-iab-statement/ Response to IAB statement | Open Rights Group IAB: We have taken note of media reports regarding an update to complaints made by ad-blocking browser developer Brave and Polish activist group Panoptykon... response toopen rightsiabstatementgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/campaigning-at-lib-dem-conference-in-brighton/ Campaigning at Lib Dem conference in Brighton | Open Rights Group The Liberal Democrats are meeting for their annual conference from 14-17th September. lib dem conferenceopen rightscampaigningbrightongroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/fighting-data-retention/ Fighting data retention | Open Rights Group Word coming out of the EU Parliament is not good for data retention. data retentionopen rightsfightinggroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/consultation-on-penalties-for-breaching-the-dpa/ Consultation on penalties for breaching the DPA | Open Rights Group Baroness Ashton has published a consultation paper on proposed custodial penalties for breaches of Section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998, which deals with... on penaltiesopen rightsconsultationbreachingdpa https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/caspar-bowden/ Caspar Bowden | Open Rights Group Among his contributions to ORG were a series of lectures he gave prior to the PRISM revelations, where he pointed out the gaping holes in US legislation that... caspar bowdenopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/wikileaks/ Wikileaks: stand up for free speech | Open Rights Group Wikileaks are, in our view, are being used to attack free speech. stand upfor freeopen rightswikileaksspeech https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/open-rights-group-response-to-data-a-new-direction/ Open Rights Group Response to Data: a new direction | Open Rights Group Open Rights Group submission to oppose DCMS plans to water down data protection in Data: a new direction EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 10 September 2021, the Department... open rights groupresponse toa newdatadirection https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/norwich-screening-of-phantom-parrot/ Norwich screening of Phantom Parrot | Open Rights Group ORG is teaming up with the filmmakers of the documentary film Phantom Parrot. phantom parrotopen rightsnorwichscreeninggroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/label-bosses-warn-debate-could-cost-the-disconnection/ Label bosses warn debate could cost them disconnection | Open Rights Group A leaked memo from label lobbyists shows they expect Parliament to pass their plans for draconian disconnection punishments without debate. open rightslabelbosseswarndebate https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/snowden-revelations-ten-years-on/ Snowden Revelations: Ten Years On | Open Rights Group Ten years ago, the first revelations about US mass surveillance were published in the UK and USA. ten years onsnowden revelationsopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/open-rights-group-dismayed-by-ministry-of-justice-response-on-e-voting/ Open Rights Group dismayed by Ministry of Justice response on e-voting | Open Rights Group In the May 2007 local elections Open Rights Group observers, accredited by the Electoral Commission, took part in the monitoring of pilot electronic voting and... open rights groupministry of justice https://www.openrightsgroup.org/privacy-policy/ Privacy and Cookie Policy | Open Rights Group Introduction Open Rights Group campaigns for and strongly believes that you have the right to control the use of your personal information, and that your... privacy and cookie policyopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/racists-must-be-prosecuted-not-moderated/ Racists must be prosecuted, not moderated | Open Rights Group The wave of racist comments on social media that has followed the England football defeat is reprehensible: but so is the fiction that this problem must be... must beopen rightsracistsprosecutedmoderated https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/important-opinion-about-data-retention-due-tomorrow/ Important opinion about data retention due tomorrow | Open Rights Group Update: The opinion has now been published, with the Advocate General arguing that the Directive breaches the Charter of Fundamental Rights. about dataopen rightsimportantopinionretention https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/supporters-council-meeting-online-safety-bill-campaign/ Supporters Council Meeting-Online Safety Bill Campaign | Open Rights Group The Online Safety Bill is continuing its progress through Parliament. online safety billcouncil meetingopen rightssupporterscampaign https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/analysis-of-the-draft-uk-adequacy-decision/ ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT UK ADEQUACY DECISION | Open Rights Group ORG analaysis of the draft adequacy decision, pdf version 0. of theadequacy decisionopen rightsanalysisdraft https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/stop-the-data-discrimination-bill-leaflet/ Stop the Data Discrimination Bill Leaflet | Open Rights Group You can download and print this leaflet to use in campaigning against the Data Discrimination Bill. the dataopen rightsstopdiscriminationbill https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/privacy-and-brexit/ Privacy and Brexit | Open Rights Group Privacy and Brexit Issue The right to privacy has become a key part of all our lives. open rightsprivacybrexitgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/introducing-sara-alsherif/ Introducing Sara Alsherif | Open Rights Group Hello everyone, My name is Sara Alsherif, and I am excited to introduce myself as the new Programme Manager for the Migrant Digital Justice Programme. open rightsintroducingsaragroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/south-warwickshire-clinicians-sharing-smart-cards/ South Warwickshire clinicians sharing smart cards | Open Rights Group Last week, news emerged that the board of South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust is allowing clinicians in their Accident and Emergency department to... south warwickshiresmart cardsopen rightsclinicianssharing https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/james_boyle_interview/ ORGCon: James Boyle Interview | Open Rights Group James Boyle is the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law at Duke University, North Carolina. james boyleopen rightsinterviewgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/tech-savvy-mps-come-out-against-drm/ Tech-Savvy MPs Come Out Against DRM | Open Rights Group The All Party Parliamentary Internet Group today launched the report of their inquiry into Digital Rights Management. come out againsttech savvyopen rightsmpsdrm https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/covid-apps-success-failure-uk-ireland/ COVID Apps: Success or failure in UK & Ireland | Open Rights Group Friday 02 October 4pm BST Six months after the lockdown, a variety of Covid-19 proximity tracker apps have been deployed across Ireland, Northern Ireland,... success or failurein ukopen rightscovidapps https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/response-to-digital-economy-bill/ Open Rights Group response to Digital Economy Bill | Open Rights Group The Bill includes welcome proposals that mean UK homes and businesses have a right to access Broadband. open rights groupresponse todigital economybill https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/safety-not-surveillance/ Safety Not Surveillance | Open Rights Group Safety Not Surveillance is a coalition of grassroots and civil society organisations working at the intersections of racial justice, migrant justice, criminal... open rightssafetysurveillancegroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/uk-government-announces-right-to-data-legislation/ UK government announces Right to Data legislation | Open Rights Group Today is an important day for the new transparency agenda as the Cabinet Office website publishes the business plans for all departments. uk governmentdata legislationopen rightsannouncesgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/foi-shows-extent-of-prevent-data-sharing/ FOI request reveals extent of Prevent data sharing | Open Rights Group An FOI request has revealed that the data of people who are referred to Prevent is being shared more widely than previously known, including with airports,... foi requestdata sharingopen rightsrevealsextent https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ Welcome to Open Rights Group | Open Rights Group welcome toopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-case-for-encryption/ The Case for Encryption | Open Rights Group Spying on private messages has long been on the security services’ wish list. the caseopen rightsencryptiongroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/say-no-to-digital-id/ Say No to Digital ID | Open Rights Group Digital ID cards could create a digital surveillance infrastructure that will change everyone’s daily lives. say nodigital idopen rightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/computer-misuse-act-1990-open-rights-group-submission-to-the-home-office/ Computer Misuse Act 1990: Open Rights Group submission to the Home Office | Open Rights Group ORG answer to the Home Office call for information regarding the Computer Misuse Act 1990 Computer Misuse Act 1990: call for information Open Rights Group... computer misuse act 1990open rights group https://www.openrightsgroup.org/who-we-are/org-manchester/ ORG Manchester | Open Rights Group ORG Manchester is a place for local supporters concerned about UK digital rights to connect and organise. manchester openrightsgroup https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/uk-government-threatened-by-eu-over-phorm/ UK government threatened by EU over Phorm | Open Rights Group Complaints by the Open Rights Group and others last year to the European Union Commission about Phorm, the technology that looks inside web traffic to profile... uk governmentby euopen rightsthreatenedphorm https://rightsblog.net/ Rights! | A free, open platform to read, write, share, discuss and act on human rights and... A free, open platform to read, write, share, discuss and act on human rights and democratisation https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/eff-open-rights-group-big-brother-watch-and-index-censorship-call-uk-government EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship Call on UK Government to Reform... Mar 30, 2026 - Ahead of today's Parliamentary petition debate on the Online Safety Act, EFF joined Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship in sending a...