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Discuss digital rights issues that are in the news. Learn how you can help to protect your rights in a digital world. Bring a smartphone or laptop and browse the web anonymously, learn about these technologies and chat about the reasons we need them.

Join us to discuss current events in digital rights issues and ORG's campaign work. All are welcome to this free event.

Join us for a FREE workshop with ORG legal consultant Alex Haydock about two tech projects by Open Rights Group and Projects by IF.

While Parliament’s in summer recess Open Rights Group is readying to hit the ground running this autumn. We’re gearing up for another critical vote on the EU Copyright Directive, a reckoning with Age Verification technology, and we’re taking the Government to court.

The immigration exemption in the Data Protection Act 2018 will remove key data protection rights for…

Debates, awareness, and projects about GDPR and data protection Interim Report for the Information Commissioner’s…

From victory at the Supreme Court to success in the EU Parliament and the launching of a new data rights service, it has been a busy summer for Open Rights Group. We would like to thanks all our members and supporters who made these achievements possible.

Join us Monday 23 July for a FREE workshop with ORG legal consultant Alex Haydock about two tech projects by Open Rights Group and Projects by IF.

In a major triumph for free speech over digital censorship, MEPs voted today to REJECT fast tracking the EU Copyright Directive, which contains the controversial Article 13.

Join us in our monthly meetup to discuss: the current state of digital rights, what we've done in the past month, and what we are planning to do in the upcoming months.

Learn how to make subject access requests with Ben Falk. You will learn how to request your data from organisations that include the Home Office, the NHS and Facebook. Bring a laptop if you wish to take part.

A new tool which will make it easier for the public to find out how organisations use data and help them to exercise their GDPR rights

ORG supporters sent in some great ideas for a new digital service about rights under GDPR. We take a look at some of the best ones.

What are your digital rights under the law? How can we challenge surveillance by the police and corporations? We have two expert speakers to talk about recent developments.

On Wednesday 13 June the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Office (SICO) published their intervention…

The Supreme Court ruled today that trade mark holders must bear the cost of blocking websites which sell counterfeit versions of their goods, rather than passing those costs on to Internet service providers.

The Supreme Court has today ruled that trade mark holders are not able to compel Internet service providers to bear the cost of implementing orders to block websites selling counterfeit goods.

We'll be watching the 'Do Not Track' series which explores the ways in which our data is being stored, categorized and monitored by companies and governments. Each video will be 5-10 minutes and we will discuss them as we progress.

Join us in our monthly meetup to discuss the current state of digital rights, what we've done in the past month, and what we are planning to do in the upcoming months (local events to attend or events we organise).

Open Rights Group today released figures that show that High Court injunctions are being improperly administrated by ISPs and rights holders.

It’s been an extremely busy March in the world of digital rights so let’s get right into it!

Join us to discuss current events in digital rights issues and ORG's campaign work. All are welcome to this free event.

This is ORG's Policy Update for the two week period beginning 21/05/2018. If you are reading this online, you can also subscribe to the email version or unsubscribe.

On Thursday 10 May, the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing in the Scottish Parliament took evidence from Police Scotland on its use of “Cyber Kiosks”, mobile phone forensic technology that acts as a “window” into an individual’s phone. The hearing acted as a ‘window’ into Police Scotland’s worrying approach to technology adoption.

We'll have a visit from ORG legal officer Alex Haydock to do a talk on Tor. There will be opportunities to discuss current affairs and topics of interest. We'll also discuss an event we are planning in September and have an update on ORG campaigning activities and how you can get involved.

Today the House of Commons is likely to pass a Data Protection Bill. The Bill includes an immigration exemption that denies people access to their data exactly when they need it the most. The Open Rights Group and the3million are launching a legal challenge to force the Government to remove this exemption, and are asking for support to fund this claim.

Last month, we responded to the BBFC’s Age Verification consultation. Top of our concerns was the lack of privacy safeguards to protect the 20 million plus users who will be obliged to use Age Verification tools to access legal content.

Please join us for our public outreach & information stall about protecting free speech online. Set up begins at 9:30am and we'll be up and running at 10:30am. All are welcome to help out or to simply stop by and get some information.

From Amber Rudd’s resignation and the Windrush scandal to GDPR and Cambridge Analytica, today’s headlines…

Last Friday - 27 April 2018 - the High Court delivered its judgment in a challenge brought by human rights…