Open Rights Group protects the digital rights of people in the UK including privacy and free speech online. We are funded by over 3,000 people like you
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Demand privacy protections for Test & Trace
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 been or will be processed through the Programme.
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When the regulator fails to protect our privacy, it is up to us to step in. Will you help fund our legal demand to fix Test and Trace?
DonateThe US trade deal will change the UK’s internet
As the UK negotiates a future trade deal with the US, our government is under enormous pressure from American tech giants to water down privacy protections.
Find Out MoreWho do they think you are?
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 information about your religious and political beliefs, family life and social status.
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26 Jun 2020 By Matt
Where everybody knows your name: pubs and data collection
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 assist in test and trace.
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23 Jun 2020 By Mariano delli Santi
NHSX App has been delayed, but data protection is as urgent as ever
It finally happened: NHSX came to realise the issues surrounding their contact tracing app, and decided to switch to a decentralised approach.
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17 Jun 2020 By Mariano delli Santi
NHSX App: no news is bad news
Amid some confusion, reports would indicate that the NHSX contact tracing app may be released nationwide in less than two weeks.
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16 Jun 2020 By Matthew Rice
Police data practices need to change: LEDS is a start
A new information management system is being developed to replace the maligned and dated Police National Computer and Police National Database.
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