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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".

It seems apt that it was at this week’s ‘digital hustings’ for the Conservative Party leadership that…

Executive Summary This paper addresses the privacy implications of two new Domain Name System (DNS)…

The ICO has responded to a complaint brought by Jim Killock and Dr Michael Veale in Europe’s €12 billion real-time bidding adtech industry. Killock and Veale are now calling on the ICO to take action against companies that are processing data unlawfully.

The Open Rights Group has responded to reports that government plans to force online porn companies to verify the age of users have been delayed again. According to reports by Sky journalists, DCMS had failed to notify the European Commission about the measures in the Digital Economy Act.

The Chair of the Scottish Police Authority had suggested critics of Police Scotland's cyber kiosk roll out were living in a time warp and peddling "sensationalist" human rights fears. ORG responds

This report follows our research into current Internet content regulation efforts, which found a lack…

Response to the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation Call for Evidence Consultation on online targeting Open…

From July 15, people in the UK are expected to prove they are 18 if they want to watch porn online. Open…

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

On Thursday 13 June 2019 the Cabinet Secretary for Justice Humza Yousaf will take a seat in Committee…

EFF and Open Rights Group today submitted formal comments to the British Treasury, urging restraint in applying anti-money-laundering regulations to the publication of open-source software.