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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-data-discrimination-bill-attacks-our-data-protection-rights/
The Data Grab Bill attacks our data rights | Open Rights Group
ORG sent an urgent open letter to Michelle Donelan MP, the Secretary of State for the new Department of Science, Innovation and Technology.
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-cptpp-trading-away-your-privacy-rights/
The CPTPP: trading away your privacy rights | Open Rights Group
The Government have recently announced the UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/what-sunaks-speech-means-for-digital-rights/
What Sunak’s speech means for digital rights | Open Rights Group
On Friday 1 March 2024, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a statement about extremism outside Downing Street.
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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.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://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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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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Digital Privacy | Open Rights Group
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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.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://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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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://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/meta-fails-to-respect-data-rights-with-consent-and-pay-scheme/
Meta fails to respect data rights with consent or pay scheme | Open Rights Group
Meta has announced that it will offer customers in the UK a new subscription service which will enable them to access the company’s services without receiving...
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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.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/rights-groups-to-take-government-to-court-over-shocking-immigration-exemption/
Rights groups to take Government to court over shocking immigration exemption | Open Rights Group
This exemption will affect everyone involved in an immigration case, for example: those seeking refuge in the UK, those affected by the Windrush scandal, the...
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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.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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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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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://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/rushing-dpdi-bill-disaster-for-uk-data-protection-rights/
Rushing DPDI Bill would be disaster for data protection rights in the UK | Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group has called on the government to drop the Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill following the Prime Minister’s announcement that...
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