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An action packed October at Open Rights Group (ORG) included a big win on age verification, our first ever ORGCon Scotland and new developments in our legal challenge to the Data Protection Act.

Matthew Rice, Scotland Director, Open Rights Group, reacting to the Twitter ban on political ads said: This…

Compulsory Age Verification for adult content was cancelled yesterday by Nicky Morgan, the Culture Secretary. However, the plans may well come back.

Reacting to news that plans for Age Verification for adult content have been halted, Jim Killock, Executive…

Response to the Consultation of the House of Lords’ Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee 14th…

It’s October; temperatures are falling, nights are lengthening, and once again we are four weeks away from a potential no-deal Brexit.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER 2019 Civil Society organisations raise concerns over rules designed…

ICO consultation on the draft framework code of practice for the use of personal data in political campaigning It…

Campaigning organisations the3million and Open Rights Group have made an application to appeal the High Court judgment handed down today which dismissed their judicial review challenge to the Home Office regarding the ‘immigration exemption’ contained in the Data Protection Act 2018.

This week marks 14 years since Open Rights Group (ORG) was created to protect UK rights online! Each…

Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based digital campaigning organisation working to protect fundamental…

16 September 2019 To: The Prime Minister, Minister in Charge of Exiting the European Union, Duchy of…

Electronic counting in London – the subject of criticism from the Electoral Commission and Open Rights…

Today Facebook has announced higher identity verification standards for US political adverts ahead of the 2020 presidential election. However, loopholes still exist that could enable astroturf (fake grassroots) campaigns if the rules were rolled out for a UK election.

The Greater London Authority (GLA) Elections use e-counting machines to tally votes. These e-counting…

From hosting our biggest event ever to the rollout of a fully interactive parody social media website, Open Rights Group (ORG) has gone from strength to strength this summer. We couldn’t have done it without thousands of dedicated supporters like you.

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A legal challenge to the immigration exemption in the Data Protection Act 2018 has revealed that the Government has used this controversial GDPR opt-out in response to 60% of its immigration-related data requests since the beginning of 2019. This will have resulted in data subjects being denied access to some or all of their data.

Facial recognition may be an ambition for Police Scotland, but they can’t let that blind them to the steps they need to take before embarking on trials. Scotland Director Matthew Rice sets out those steps

A judicial review of the government’s immigration exemption for data protection rights will be heard at the High Court in London on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 July 2019. The hearing on Tuesday 23 July will take place at Court 18, before Mr. Justice Supperstone, at half past ten.

Response to National Data Strategy open call for evidence July 2019 Contents INTRODUCTION 1 KEY CONCERNS…

Open Rights Group has today sent an open letter to DCMS Secretary of State, Jeremy Wright, calling on him to introduce legislation requiring the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to make their privacy certification scheme compulsory.

The Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC MPSecretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport100 Parliament…

European internet users may not have noticed, but their net neutrality and online freedom is at risk. At least 186 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the EU are using Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) to read their users’ traffic. That means they get to decide how much internet freedom you get.

Launched today, Open Rights Group’s futurebook.co website starkly shows how the UK online landscape might…

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The government needs to convene a comprehensive meeting with all relevant stakeholders to map a way forward on its Internet regulation plans, says a leading group of experts in an open letter to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

1 July 2019 Re: Online Harms White Paper Dear Secretary of State, We write as a group of organisations…

The first half of 2019 has been strong for Open Rights Group (ORG). We have taken positive steps in challengingexploitative online advertising practices and protecting digital privacy. We are also getting ready for our biggest ever ORGCon London event taking place in less than two weeks!

Blocking websites isn't working. It's not keeping children safe and it's stopping vulnerable people from accessing information they need. It's not the right approach to take on "Online Harms".