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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/events/after-the-storm-a-post-election-analysis-of-uk-us-digital-trade/
A post-election analysis of UK-US digital trade | Open Rights Group
Friday 04 December 2020 16:00 GMT If you missed it, watch the recording on Youtube!
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/demand-privacy-protections-for-test-trace/
Demand privacy protections for Test & Trace | Open Rights Group
The Government’s Test and Trace Programme risks the privacy rights of hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of individuals in the UK whose personal data has...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-online-safety-bill-punishing-victims/
The Online Safety Bill: punishing victims | Open Rights Group
The government has today announced two new regressive and unworkable additions to the Online Safety Bill.
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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...
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/10/russia-memorial-rights-group-declared-extremist
Russia: Memorial Rights Group Declared ‘Extremist’ | Human Rights Watch
Apr 14, 2026 - The Russian Supreme Court on April 9, 2026 designated “International Public Movement Memorial” as an “extremist” organization in a dramatic escalation of the...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/mastodon-tutorial-for-ngos-non-profits-campaigners-and-politicians/
Mastodon tutorial for NGOs, non-profits, campaigners and politicians | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/broken-e-visa-scheme-could-lead-to-digital-windrush-scandal/
Broken e-Visa scheme could lead to digital Windrush scandal | Open Rights Group
A new report by digital rights campaigners, Open Rights Group, has warned that the Government’s e-Visa scheme could lead to a digital Windrush scandal where...
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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/putting-pride-in-privacy/
Putting Pride In Privacy | Open Rights Group
Coming out is the definitive queer right of passage.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/disbanding-windrush-unit-undermines-trust-in-home-office/
Disbanding Windrush unit further undermines trust in Home Office | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group has responded to a Guardian report that the Home Office has “quietly disbanded” the unit created to reform the department after the Windrush...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-norwich-the-problem-with-online-ads/
ORG Norwich: The problem with online ads | Open Rights Group
Join ORG Norwich on Wednesday 31 March for a discussion of ORG’s work to end illegal advertising.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/echrs-judgment-on-uk-govts-mass-surveillance-program/
ECHR’s Judgment on UK Govt’s Mass Surveillance Program | Open Rights Group
Responding to the Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the UK’s RIPA regime for bulk surveillance, Jim Killock, the Executive Director of...
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https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/tech
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https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2068933/liveramp-could-face-probes-in-uk-france-after-digital-rights-group-complaint
LiveRamp could face probes in UK, France after digital rights group complaint | MLex | Specialist...
US data platform LiveRamp could face regulatory investigations in the UK and France after an activist group complained about the company’s privacy practices....
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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/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/campaign/announcing-the-department-of-dirty/
Announcing the Department of Dirty | Open Rights Group
With a professional comedy video highlighting what happens when you just want to look for classic Spotted Dick, we raised awareness of the problems caused by...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/can-our-new-prime-minister-be-trusted-with-free-speech-and-privacy/
Can our new Prime Minister be trusted with free speech and privacy? | Open Rights Group
As Liz Truss flies to Balmoral tomorrow to meet the Queen, who will ask her to form a government, what can we expect for our free speech and privacy rights?
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/online-safety-made-dangerous/
Online Safety made dangerous | Open Rights Group
From the government press release, and without seeing the text of the Bill, there are already things we can say about the Online Safety Bill.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/70-organisations-and-experts-demand-action-over-failing-ico/
70+ organisations and experts demand action over failing ICO | Open Rights Group
Over 70 civil society organisations, academics and data protection experts have urged the Chair of the Select Committee for Science Information and Technology...
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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...
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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/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.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-ico-must-toughen-up/
The ICO Must Toughen Up | Open Rights Group
As the House of Lords finally begins scrutiny of the UK data protection reform, Open Rights Group urges peers to support amendments that would strengthen the...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/donelan-and-the-rise-of-government-censorship/
Donelan and the rise of government censorship | Open Rights Group
There are calls for the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan to resign after she falsely accused two academics of...
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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.
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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/publications/org-annual-report-2022/
ORG Annual Report 2022 | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/26-civil-society-groups-call-on-government-to-scrap-data-protection-and-digital-information-dpdi-bill/
26 civil society groups call on government to stop the Data Grab Bill | Open Rights Group
26 civil society organisations have written to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan MP, calling for the Data...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/who-we-are/org-birmingham/
ORG Birmingham | Open Rights Group
ORG Birmingham is a place for local supporters concerned about UK digital rights to connect and organise.
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Jim Killock | Open Rights Group | Flickr
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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.
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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/who-we-are/org-oxford/
ORG Oxford | Open Rights Group
ORG Oxford is a place for local supporters concerned about UK digital rights to connect and organise.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/online-safety-bill-spy-clause-could-force-signal-to-pull-services-from-uk/
Online Safety Bill: Spy clause could force Signal to pull services from UK | Open Rights Group
Messaging app Signal has announced that it will withdraw its services from the UK if it is forced to undermine encryption through proposals in the Online...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/what-we-do/
Campaigns | Open Rights Group
We campaign for privacy, digital justice and freedom of expression online.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/category/online-privacy
Digital Privacy | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/category/surveillance
Mass Surveillance | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/winning-the-right-to-parody/
Winning the right to parody | Open Rights Group
July 2014 Reform of outdated copyright laws has been a major campaign focus for ORG from day one.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/could-public-debate-on-immigration-be-suppressed-by-the-online-safety-bill/
Could debate on immigration be suppressed? | Open Rights Group
A little bombshell, hidden deep within the gargantuan piece of legislation that is the Online Safety Bill, could have the effect of suppressing public debate...
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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.iranintl.com/en/202512268741
Executions in Iran doubled in 2025, rights group says | Iran International
Jan 5, 2026 - Iran carried out at least 1,922 executions in 2025, more than twice the number recorded the previous year and the highest figure documented in over a decade,...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/online-safety-act-comes-for-livestreaming/
The Online Safety Act is Coming for Livestreaming | Open Rights Group
Ofcom has launched a blandly titled consultation on “Additional Safety Measures” designed to implement the next round of duties within the Online Safety Act...
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https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/uk-data-reforms-org-meeting-with-members-of-eu-parliament/
Data Grab Bill: ORG meets EU Parliament | Open Rights Group
The UK data reform is gaining international attention: Members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-representative-actions-under-the-uk-gdpr/
ORG Representative actions under the UK GDPR | Open Rights Group
ORG Guide and lessons learnt report on our experience with representative actions under article 80(1) of the UK GDPR 1 Introduction This report is about Open...
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/openrightsgroup/50161829678/in/dateposted-public/
ORGCon 2019 2 | Open Rights Group | Flickr
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/become-a-corporate-supporter/
Become a corporate supporter | Open Rights Group
ORG offers corporate membership to organisations that care about protecting digital rights and keeping the Internet open and free.
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https://theonion.com/third-amendment-rights-group-celebrates-another-success-1819569379/
Third Amendment Rights Group Celebrates Another Successful Year - The Onion
Oct 5, 2007 - WASHINGTON, DC—The National Anti- Quartering Association, America’s foremost Third Amendment rights group, held its annual gala in Washington Monday to honor...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/who-do-they-think-you-are/
Who do they think you are? | Open Rights Group
Political parties are profiling voters across the UK, using personal data purchased from the same people who give you a credit score to try and guess...
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https://www.mythic-beasts.com/blog/2025/02/25/supporting-the-open-rights-group/
Supporting the Open Rights Group - Mythic Beasts
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/06/russia-declares-leading-lgbt-rights-group-extremist
Russia Declares Leading LGBT Rights Group ‘Extremist’ | Human Rights Watch
Mar 12, 2026 - Last week, a St. Petersburg court in a closed door hearing, designated a leading Russian LGBT rights group, Coming Out, as an “extremist organization.”
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/third-party-services/
Third party services | Open Rights Group
We use: Circle Interactive (hosting of our CiviCRM CRM system) MoreOnion (campaign communications management) Access Group (edirectdebit service) Cleverreach...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/cookie-consent-review-exposes-weaknesses-in-uk-data-protection-reform/
Cookie Consent Review Exposes Weaknesses in UK Data Protection Reform | Open Rights Group
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) consulted on a new enforcement approach to regulating advertising.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/13-year-olds-could-be-compelled-to-use-unregulated-age-verification/
13 year olds could be compelled to use unregulated age verification | Open Rights Group
Last minute amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will have huge implications for freedom of expression and privacy in the UK, Open Rights...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/challenging-the-digital-economy-act/
Challenging the Digital Economy Act | Open Rights Group
From 2010 – 2011 we fought against a law which proposed disconnecting whole households from the Internet on the basis of allegations of copyright infringement.
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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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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/press-releases/government-admits-spy-clause-cant-be-used-safely/
Government admits Spy Clause can’t be used safely | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group has responded to a report that the Government has conceded that it will not use powers to scan private messages until it is “technically...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html
Iran Rights Group Says 3 Teenage Protesters Could Face Execution
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/does-the-government-want-to-break-encryption-or-not/
Does the government want to break encryption or not? | Open Rights Group
The government opens up by stating: This Government recognises the importance of encryption, which helps keep people’s personal data and intellectual property...
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https://action.openrightsgroup.org/make-our-voice-heard-apple%E2%80%99s-encryption-hearing
Make our voice heard at Apple’s encryption hearing | Open Rights Group
What's at stake? Your photos of your kids. Your bank statements. Your payslips. Your CV. Should you be able to store these important items safely and securely...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/oxford-screening-of-phantom-parrot-screening/
Oxford Screening of Phantom Parrot Screening | Open Rights Group
ORG is teaming up with the filmmakers of the documentary film Phantom Parrot.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/openrightsgroup/50277175113/in/dateposted-public/
Dept of Dirty | Still from Deptment of Dirty campaign video | Open Rights Group | Flickr
Still from Deptment of Dirty campaign video
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/org-end-of-year-review-2025/
ORG End of Year Review 2025 | Open Rights Group
Digital rights in 2025 From age verification and digital ID to crime-predicting tech and attacks on migrants’ digital rights, this year we had to fight harder...
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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://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00096267.html
Rights Group Report Links Burkina Faso Killings to War Crimes - allAfrica.com
A new Human Rights Watch report has revealed that more than 1,800 civilians have been killed since Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso three years ago...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/staff/
Staff | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-post-office-scandal-and-data-protection/
The Post Office Scandal and Data Protection | Open Rights Group
The Post Office scandal, which saw hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly convicted of fraud, is one of the UK’s biggest miscarriages of justice.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/data-protection-u-turn-needed/
DATA PROTECTION U-TURN NEEDED | Open Rights Group
Government’s proposed changes to UK GDPR should be next to go New chancellor Jeremy Hunt has begun to scrap part of the disastrous economic measures proposed...
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https://safe.org.nz/
SAFE - Animal Charity NZ | Animal Rights Group
SAFE (Save Animals From Exploitation) is the leading New Zealand animal rights charity with a vision to end animal exploitation for good.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/no-e-voting-in-next-years-elections/
No e-voting in next year’s elections | Open Rights Group
The Government have announced today that they do not plan to run e-voting pilots during the 2009 European or local elections.
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https://www.dailysabah.com/world/islamophobia/texas-governor-declares-us-muslim-rights-group-cair-terrorist-group
Texas governor declares US Muslim rights group CAIR terrorist group | Daily Sabah
Nov 19, 2025 - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a 'foreign terrorist organization,' under...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/extremism-redefined-caught-in-a-mouth-trap/
Extremism Redefined: Caught in a Mouth Trap | Open Rights Group
Last month, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove MP, announced a new and expanded definition of extremism as part of...
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https://www.engadget.com/europe-tracking-consent-iccl-iab-eu-gdpr-153055765.html
How a civil rights group is holding Europe's online ad industry to account
Dec 3, 2021 - Campaigners are urging regulators to take action against a system they feel is on shaky legal ground.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/response-to-braverman/
Response to braverman | Open Rights Group
ORG has responded to Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s letter to Chief Constables in England and Wales on the police response to the harassment of Jewish...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/who-we-are/pam-cowburn/
Pam Cowburn | Open Rights Group
Pam is Head of Communications and Campaigns at Open Rights Group. She has held senior communications positions at a number of human rights organisations,...
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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/events/org-norwich-july-meetup/
ORG Norwich July Meetup | Open Rights Group
Join ORG Norwich online on Monday 13 July for: (1) a presentation by Charles on Social Credit in the UK(2) a discussion led by Mark on Anti Virus Software and...
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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/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.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/?page=2
Research | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/id-cards-uk-risks-sleeping-walking-into-pre-crime-state/
ID Cards: UK Risks Sleepwalking into a Pre-Crime State | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group has warned that the UK risks creating a pre-crime state by introducing mandatory ID cards for everyone who works in the UK.
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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/events/7763/
Palantir, the NHS & Covid-19 | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/councils-against-data-discrimination-model-council-motion/
Council’s Against Data Discrimination: Model Council Motion | Open Rights Group
Council Motion on Stopping Data Discrimination:Council Notes: – That UK GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018 protects individuals from harmful or...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-govt-want-to-read-your-meter-readings-and-your-mail-could-be-next/
The Govt want to read your meter readings, and your mail could be next | Open Rights Group
The UK Government have announced that they will require energy suppliers to hand over meter readings of millions of UK residents to conduct “financial checks...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/net-neutrality-on-the-chopping-block/
Net neutrality on the chopping block | Open Rights Group
Government Bill grants powers to axe Internet laws Net neutrality and the Open Internet are under threat from a proposed new law that is now before Parliament.
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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/events/campaigning-at-the-liberal-democrats-party-conference/
Campaigning at the Liberal Democrats Party Conference | Open Rights Group
The Liberal Democrats are meeting for their annual conference in Bournemouth from the 20 to 24 September 2025.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/data-use-and-access-bill-will-fail-to-protect-public-from-ai-harms/
Data Use and Access Bill will fail to protect public from AI harms | Open Rights Group
The Data Use and Access Bill will fail to protect the public from harmful uses of artificial intelligence, say digital rights campaigners, Open Rights Group.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/uk-mass-surveillance-ruled-unlawful-in-landmark-judgment/
UK mass surveillance ruled unlawful in landmark judgment | Open Rights Group
The Court found that the UK’s mass surveillance programmes, revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, did ‘not meet the “quality of law” requirement’ and...
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https://theweek.com/crime/doj-charges-civil-rights-group-kkk
DOJ charges civil rights group over KKK sources | The Week
Apr 22, 2026 - It was alleged the organization paid insiders at least $3 million to infiltrate hate groups
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/org-election-watch-2007-registration-pack-now-online/
ORG Election Watch 2007: Registration Pack now online | Open Rights Group
Our guide to registering to become part of ORG’s volunteer Election Watch 2007 team is now online.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-norwich-how-will-brexit-affect-uk-life-online/
ORG Norwich: How will Brexit affect UK life online? | Open Rights Group
Join us at 6:30pm at NeonTribe when Open Rights Group campaigns manager Mike Morel will tell us about the way UK digital policy will change after leaving the...
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https://www.karapatan.org/media_release/rights-group-denounces-denial-of-bail-for-frenchie-mae-cumpio-and-marielle-domequil/
Rights group denounces denial of bail for Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil - Karapatan...
Feb 17, 2026 - KARAPATAN human rights alliance assailed the court’s denial of bail to community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and development worker Marielle Domequil....
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Events | Open Rights Group
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-response-to-the-ico-consent-or-pay-consultation/
ORG Response to the ICO “consent or pay” consultation | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Information Commissioner’s Office consultation on the “consent or pay” model, which is or could be...
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-how-meta-is-monetising-the-migrant-crisis/
New report: How Meta is monetising the migrant crisis | Open Rights Group
How Meta monetises the migrant crisis Social media giant Meta is profiting from the global migrant crisis – enabling both criminals and the UK Home Office to...
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