Latest

We come to the end of the 2019 election campaign, which has seen some huge controversies. Jeremy Corbyn…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2019    Open Rights Group has joined dozens of other organizations…

We’re campaigning to stop political parties abusing personal data in their rush to try and win elections.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY 9 DECEMBER 2019 Directors, staff, and members of the Open Rights Group have…

WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2019                                                                            …

Over 2019, Open Rights Group (ORG) have been exercising our rights under the General Data Protection…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Friday 22 November 2019)                                                    …

The 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was meant to be a Good Thing - a strong law that would…

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.

Comments on Market Study Notice and Statement of Scope

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…