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...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/support-orgs-censorship-monitoring-project/
Support ORG’s Censorship Monitoring Project | Open Rights Group
ORG are building tools to monitor the effects of default filtering in the UK Join ORG to help keep this project going We want to end the UK-wide censorship...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/omnishambles-over-encrypted-messages-continues/
Omnishambles over encrypted messages continues | Open Rights Group
At the eleventh hour of the Online Safety Bill’s passage through Parliament, the Government has found itself claiming to have both conceded that it won’t do...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/online-safety-bill-roundtable-prior-restraint/
Online Safety Bill Roundtable: Prior Restraint | Open Rights Group
On 24 May 2023, Open Rights Group (ORG) held an online roundtable to discuss proposals for the Online Safety Bill that ORG argues will amount to prior...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/category/surveillance
Mass Surveillance | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/theres-no-excuse-for-industrial-scale-snooping/
There’s no excuse for industrial-scale snooping | Open Rights Group
Following yesterday’s news that BT have ditched Phorm, it is now reported that Carphone Warehouse have joined the list of big-name clients shunning the service.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/
Research | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/demise-of-the-dpdi-is-good-news-for-data-protection-in-the-uk/
Demise of the DPDI is good news for data protection in the UK | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group has welcomed the announcement that the Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill will be dropped as a result of the dissolution of...
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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.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/org-welcomes-electoral-commission-recommendation-to-halt-pilots/
ORG welcomes Electoral Commission recommendation to halt pilots | Open Rights Group
The Electoral Commission released its official evaluation of the 3 May electoral pilots in England this morning.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/what-they-want-is-control/
What they want is control | Open Rights Group
If you want to know how bad things are getting, look no further than the confused conversation on Radio 4’s Today Programme this morning.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/immigration-policy-project/
Migrant Digital Justice | Open Rights Group
The Migrant Digital Justice programme empowers the migrants’ rights sector to challenge technologies used in immigration.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/bad-ads-targeted-disinformation-division-and-fraud-on-metas-platforms/
Bad Ads: Targeted Disinformation, Division and Fraud on Meta’s Platforms | Open Rights Group
This report lays out clear evidence of how Meta enables bad actors to use its targeted advertising system to manipulate elections, spread disinformation, fuel...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/meta-wants-to-makes-us-its-ai-guinea-pigs/
Meta Wants to Make Us its AI Guinea Pigs | Open Rights Group
Meta, the company that runs Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to repurpose most of the personal data that they ever collected about you, to train...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/credits/
Credits | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group reserves all rights to our logos.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-future-of-cookie-consent-and-the-risks-of-relaxing-online-tracking/
Is cookie consent going to change in the UK? | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group convened a stakeholder roundtable on the future of adtech and cookie consent requirements in the UK following the Information Commissioner’s...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/fig-leafs-for-privacy-in-age-verification/
Fig leafs for privacy in Age Verification | Open Rights Group
Yesterday we published a blog detailing the lack of privacy safeguards for Age Verification systems mandated in the Digital Economy Bill.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/peace-advocates-blocked-as-porn/
Peace advocates’ website is blocked as porn on UK mobile networks | Open Rights Group
The past few days have seen a lot of attention given to the neo Mary Whitehouse campaign for default censorship.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/stop-e-visas-and-digital-windrush-scandal/
Stop the e-Visa scheme and prevent a digital Windrush scandal | Open Rights Group
What is the e-Visa scheme?
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/make-data-protection-law-work-for-everyone/
Make data protection law work for everyone | Open Rights Group
Currently only citizens – who rarely have the expertise, ability or time – are able to initiate complaints when data law is broken.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/e-visas-factsheet/
e-Visas Factsheet | Open Rights Group
The Problem From 1 January 2025, people who have right to remain in the UK must have an e-Visas to apply for work, apply to use housing and other services, and...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/stop-data-discrimination/
Stop Data Discrimination | Open Rights Group
The government wants to make it easier for companies and authorities to use your data against you.
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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...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/general-election-2024-analysis-of-manifestos/
General Election 2024 analysis of manifestos | Open Rights Group
ORG has analysed the main political parties’ manifestos for the General Election 2024 to identify which policies will impact on our digital rights.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/icos-failure-to-enforce-is-putting-the-public-at-risk/
ICO’s failure to enforce is putting the public at risk | Open Rights Group
Digital rights campaigners have published the Alternative ICO Annual Report, an analysis of the actions taken by the ICO against companies and organisations...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/automated-censorship-is-not-the-answer-to-extremism/
Automated censorship is not the answer to extremism | Open Rights Group
Today’s report by the Home Affairs Select Committee brands social media companies as behaving irresponsibly in failing to remove extremist material.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/data-protection-debate-at-moj/
Data protection debate at MoJ | Open Rights Group
Yesterday I attended the first of the Department of Justice’s Advisory panel meetings on the new Data Protection regulation laws being proposed at the EU.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/what-do-political-parties-really-know-about-you/
What Do Political Parties Really Know About You? | Open Rights Group
This Thursday (1 May 2025), voters will go to the polls in 1,641 council seats across 24 local authorities.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-complaint-liveramp-adtech/
ORG submits complaints about intrusive LiveRamp adtech system | Open Rights Group
Today, Open Rights Group has submitted complaints to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des libertés...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-great-british-firewall-age-verification-has-failed/
The Great British Firewall: Age Verification has Failed | Open Rights Group
From Friday 25 July 2025, UK Internet users have had to verify their age to use a range of apps and websites – from social media platforms such as X, Reddit...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/home-office-surveillance-cctv/
Home Office CCTV: free mass surveillance? | Open Rights Group
The Home Office has for several years run a programme to supply Mosques, temples and Synagogues with security equipment including CCTV cameras.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/online-safety-bill-second-reading-briefing/
Online Safety Bill Second Reading briefing | Open Rights Group
ORG analysis and highlights concerning the Online Safety Bill and its adverse impact on human rights and the free internet About Open Rights Group Open Rights...
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https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366572197/Open-Rights-Group-accuses-LiveRamp-of-unlawful-data-processing
Open Rights Group accuses LiveRamp of ‘unlawful’ data processing | Computer Weekly
Privacy campaigners at Open Rights Group have submitted formal complaints to UK and French data regulators about allegedly unlawful data processing by online...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/uk-data-bridge-a-global-privacy-race-to-the-bottom/
UK DATA BRIDGE: A GLOBAL PRIVACY RACE TO THE BOTTOM | Open Rights Group
On October 12, the UK extension (Data Bridge) to the EU–US Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework (DPF) will come into force.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-annual-report-2021/
ORG Annual Report 2021 | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-case-against-police-body-worn-video-cameras/
The case against police body-worn video cameras | Open Rights Group
A new investigation by the BBC has revealed a shocking incident in which Thames Valley Police officers made “sickening” comments about a woman, filmed...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/15101/
Continuing the campaign against the Online Safety Bill | Open Rights Group
This week the Online Safety Bill came back to Parliament.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/dangerous-data-bill-affects-us-all-not-just-creative-industries/
Dangerous Data Bill Affects Us All, Not Just Creative Industries | Open Rights Group
Digital rights campaigners, the Open Rights Group have warned that the Data Use and Access Bill contains dangerous provisions that will not only make it harder...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/corporate-supporters/
Corporate Supporters | Open Rights Group
Thanks to all of our Corporate Supporters!
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-the-data-use-and-access-bill-second-reading/
Briefing: The Data Use and Access Bill (Second Reading) | Open Rights Group
The new Data (Use and Access) Bill drops several concerning aspects of the previous Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/consultation-response-police-extraction-powers-code/
Consultation response: Police extraction powers code | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group’s Response to the Government consultation on the draft code of practice around powers for the extraction of information from electronic...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/thanks-to-all-org-election-observers/
Thanks to all ORG Election Observers! | Open Rights Group
A huge thanks to everyone who devoted their day to democracy last week, and joined the Open Rights Group Election Watch 2008.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-vpns-and-the-online-safety-act/
Briefing: VPNs and the Online Safety Act | Open Rights Group
Briefing on the public’s use of VPN technology.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/
Become a member | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group is the UK’s largest grassroots digital rights campaigning organisation, fighting to protect everyone’s rights to privacy and free speech...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/gould-review-on-scottish-elections-published/
Gould Review on Scottish Elections Published | Open Rights Group
The Electoral Commission and the separate review by Ron Gould that the Commission instituted have published their reports on the Scottish elections of May 2007...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/goverment-announces-ripa-review-in-wake-of-eu-threat/
Goverment announces RIPA review in wake of EU threat | Open Rights Group
The government has announced a review of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/organisational-strategy-consultancy-invitation-to-tender/
Organisational Strategy Consultancy – Invitation to Tender | Open Rights Group
Staff Strategy and Planning Away Days / Workshop Background and introduction We’re looking to bring in an external organisational strategy consultant /...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-the-ico-isnt-working/
Briefing: The ICO Isn’t Working and How Parliament Can Fix It | Open Rights Group
Parliamentary briefing on amendments to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill for the House of Lords Committee Stage, March 2024.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/next-election-for-mayor-of-london-to-be-counted-manually/
Next election for Mayor of London to be counted manually? | Open Rights Group
Will the 2012 election for Mayor of London be counted manually?
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/snoopers-charter-a-bill-without-a-proposal/
Snooper’s Charter: a Bill without a proposal | Open Rights Group
Yesterday’s hearings on the proposed Communications Data Bill provided for some hilarity, as Professor Glees laid into the “civil liberties lobby” and made...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-the-impact-of-the-dpdi-bill-on-data-use-for-political-purposes/
Briefing: The impact of the DPDI Bill on data use for political purposes | Open Rights Group
In this briefing, we explain how the proposed changes to the UK data protection framework that would be introduced by the Data Protection and Digital...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/org-asks-court-for-web-blocking-documents/
ORG asks court for web blocking documents | Open Rights Group
A few weeks ago, ORG published the website 451unavailable.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/website-filtering-problems-are-a-load-of-cock/
Website filtering problems are a ‘load of cock’ | Open Rights Group
The motion laid down by Labour says: That this House deplores the growth in child abuse images online; deeply regrets that up to one and a half million people...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/8-march-2024-letter-to-commissioner-reynders-from-libe-committee-chair-dpdi-bill/
8 March 2024 Letter to Commissioner Reynders from LIBE Committee Chair DPDI Bill | Open Rights Group
Dear Commissioner Reynders, The LIBE Committee closely follows the matters linked to the United Kingdom’s data protectionregime and adequacy findings granted...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/dont-use-beyonce-to-normalise-live-facial-recognition/
Don’t use Beyonce to normalise live facial recognition | Open Rights Group
Its deployment is nothing more than our demise from democracy.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/legal-advice-on-prior-restraint-provisions-in-the-online-safety-bill/
Legal Advice on Prior Restraint Provisions in the Online Safety Bill | Open Rights Group
Published by Open Rights Group – Open Rights is a non-profit company limited by Guarantee, registered in England and Wales no.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/another-church-blocked-by-mobile-networks/
Another church blocked by mobile networks | Open Rights Group
About this time last year we wrote about a church that had been blocked by O2’s mobile Internet filters.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/automated-hiring-and-firing-how-the-data-act-will-harm-gig-workers/
Automated Hiring and Firing: How the Data Act will harm gig workers | Open Rights Group
The Data Use and Access (DUA) Act, which was finally passed last week, could particularly impact the estimated 4.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/whos-been-losing-your-data/
Who’s been losing your data? | Open Rights Group
You hand over your personal details to councils, hospitals, employers and businesses all the time.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/protecting-digital-rights-during-covid-19/
NHSX scraps centralised model for Covid-19 app | Open Rights Group
In a huge win for digital privacy, in June 2020 the UK Government scrapped plans to use a centralised model for its Covid-19 tracker app, opting for the...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/resist-pre-crime/
End Pre-Crime | Open Rights Group
Data and content is being weaponised to criminalise people without cause fuelled by facial recognition technology, AI and surveillance.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/police-to-get-more-data-powers-despite-sarah-everard-records-breach/
Police to get more data powers despite Sarah Everard records breach | Open Rights Group
The Data use and Access (DUA) Bill will have its second reading in the House of Lords today.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-annual-report-2022/
ORG Annual Report 2022 | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/lobbying-and-public-policy/
Lobbying and public policy | Open Rights Group
Corporate lobbying in the European union has long been recognised as a significant problem for citizens.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/footage-from-february-e-voting-events-now-online/
Footage from February e-voting events now online | Open Rights Group
We’ve finally got video footage from two of our February e-voting events online.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-response-to-the-ico-regulatory-action-policy-consultation/
ORG response to the ICO Regulatory Action Policy consultation | Open Rights Group
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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.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/open-rights-group-submission-to-the-information-commissioners-office/
ORG submission to the Information Commissioner’s Office | Open Rights Group
The use of age assurance ORG response to the ICO consultation on methods of age assurance Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based digital campaigning...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/
Events | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/automating-the-hostile-environment-ai-in-the-asylum-decision-making-process/
Automating the hostile environment: AI in the asylum decision making process | Open Rights Group
In April 2025, the Home Office quietly published a summary note evaluating the pilots for the Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) and Asylum Policy Search (APS)...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/victory-government-backs-down-from-default-filtering/
Victory in sight: government signals climb down from “default” filtering? | Open Rights Group
According to reports this Saturday in the Daily Mail and Telegraph, David Cameron will be asking ISPs to ask customers if they have children, and if so, help...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/immigration-exemption-campaign-page/
“Immigration exemption” ruled unlawful under GDPR | Open Rights Group
When the “immigration exemption” became law as part of the 2018 Data Protection Act, it threatened the data rights of all UK residents, including British...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press/
Press | Open Rights Group
For press enquiries Monday-Thursday, contact press@openrightsgroup.
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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.
open rightsstopstalkeradsgroup
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/stop-e-visas/
Stop the e-Visa scandal | Open Rights Group
The Home Office’s flawed eVisa scheme means that many migrants can’t prove their right to be in the UK.
open rightsstopvisascandalgroup
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/prevent-and-the-attack-on-free-speech/
‘Prevent’ and the attack on free speech | Open Rights Group
A review of the government’s controversial Prevent duty has been a long time coming.
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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...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-security-services-are-stripping-us-of-basic-internet-security/
The security services are stripping us of basic Internet security | Open Rights Group
Their reports of NSA and GCHQ attacks on fundamental Internet security really matter.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-complaint-to-ico-about-meta-privacy-policy-changes/
ORG complaint to ICO about Meta privacy policy changes | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group has submitted a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about Meta’s plans to take users’ information to “develop and...
privacy policyopen rightscomplainticometa
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/online-safety-bill-third-reading-briefing/
Online Safety Bill third reading briefing | Open Rights Group
Briefing to inform the Third Reading debate in the House of Commons on 17 January 2023 Unintended consequences of the Online Safety Bill mean a trio of...
online safety billopen rightsthirdreadingbriefing
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/response-to-ofcom-consultation-protecting-people-from-illegal-harms-online/
Response to Ofcom consultation: “Protecting people from illegal harms online” | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/regulating-age-verification/
Regulating Age Verification | Open Rights Group
As Online Safety Act age verification or assurance duties kick in, on 25 July 2025, we recap what the act failed to do: regulate and protect privacy of...
age verificationopen rightsregulatinggroup
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/a-big-org-thank-you-to-our-election-observers/
A big ORG thank you to our Election Observers | Open Rights Group
A huge thank you to our entire team of Election Observers who went way beyond the call of duty in their work monitoring last week’s elections.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/data-bill-first-they-came-for-trans-people/
Data Bill: First They Came for Trans People | Open Rights Group
On May 12, the Data (Use and Access) Bill, also known as the UK data protection reform, came back to the House of Lords for what was supposed to be its final...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/young-people-are-being-criminalised-for-content/
Young people criminalised for content | Open Rights Group
It’s a modern-day reality that pretty much anyone can go online today and write what they want with some form of audience available to them – whether that’s...
young peopleopen rightscontentgroup
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/should-we-trust-electronic-elections/
Should we trust electronic elections? | Open Rights Group
Update: Supporter meetup venues and dates now confirmed – see you there!
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/org-election-report-highlights-problems-with-voting-technology-used/
ORG Election Report highlights problems with voting technology used | Open Rights Group
Today ORG releases its report into the May 2007 elections in Scotland and England.
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https://action.openrightsgroup.org/make-one-donation
Make a one-off donation | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-the-online-safety-bill-puts-a-spy-in-your-pocket/
The Online Safety Bill puts a spy in your pocket | Open Rights Group
The deployment of client-side scanning on private messaging systems was trailed in a research paper published by the technical directors of GCHQ and the...
online safety billopen rightsputsspypocket
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!
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/cambridge-screening-of-phantom-parrot/
Cambridge Screening of Phantom Parrot | Open Rights Group
ORG is teaming up with the filmmakers of the documentary film Phantom Parrot.
open rightscambridgescreeningphantomparrot
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/reporting-over-blocking-to-mobile-operators/
Reporting ‘over-blocking’ to mobile operators | Open Rights Group
Since we published our report ‘Mobile Internet censorship: what’s happening and what to do about it‘, jointly with LSE Media Policy project, a number of people...
mobile operatorsopen rightsreportinggroup
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/electionwatch-2007-org-goes-north-of-the-border/
ElectionWatch 2007 – ORG goes north of the border | Open Rights Group
Breaking news from the Scottish Electoral Commission – ORG can observe the election in Scotland!
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/electoral-commission-e-voting-not-a-mature-technology/
Electoral Commission: “e-voting not a mature technology” | Open Rights Group
Many thanks to Glyn for watching, and transcribing the most interesting bits of, the Scottish Affairs Committee public evidence session in the House of Commons...
electoral commissionopen rightsvotingmaturegroup
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/dua-bill-amendments-hoc-report-stage-org-statements-of-support-and-rationale/
DUA BILL AMENDMENTS HoC report stage: ORG STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT AND RATIONALE | Open Rights Group
ORG statements of support for amendments to the DUA Bill tabled in the House of Commons at Report Stage ICO Complaints procedure for vulnerable individuals –...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-response-to-the-ico-call-for-views-on-enforcement-procedural-guidance/
ORG RESPONSE TO THE ICO CALL FOR VIEWS ON ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE | Open Rights Group
ORG response to the ICO call for views on enforcement procedural guidance, pdf version TABLE OF CONTENTS 2.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/digital-sovereignty-briefing-on-the-cybersecurity-bill/
Digital Sovereignty Briefing on the Cybersecurity Bill | Open Rights Group
Raising Digital Sovereignty concerns The Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill’s second reading is scheduled for 6 January.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/policy-briefing-on-retained-eu-law-revocation-and-reform-bill/
Policy briefing on retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) bill | Open Rights Group
Net neutrality to sunset if Retained EU Law Bill is passed Retained Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill will wipe out net neutrality from UK law on 31...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/facebook-is-right-to-sink-admirals-app/
Facebook is right to sink Admiral’s app | Open Rights Group
Late yesterday, on the eve before Admiral tried to launch Firstcarquote, their application’s permission to use Facebook data was revoked by the social media...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/bt-filters-reply/
BT answers our questions about parental controls | Open Rights Group
Today BT launched their new Parental Controls service, the latest ISP to roll out network level filters following the Government’s push this summer.
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