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The ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code released today includes changes which lessen the risk of widespread age gates, but retains strong incentives towards greater 'age gating' of content.

Judicial Review launched by Tech companies to force Age Verification for adult content under the Digital Economy Act 2016 to start would endanger privacy.

Responding to ICO's announcement today that the regulator is taking minimal steps to enforce the law against massive data breaches taking place in the online ad industry through "Real-Time Bidding", complainants Jim Killock and Michael Veale have called on the regulator to enforce the law.

Following Police Scotland’s announcement that they will be rolling out cyber kiosks to police stations across Scotland. Open Rights Group and Privacy International have released a statement:

Information Commissioner Wycliffe HouseWater Lane, Wilmslow Dear Elizabeth Denham, Re: The adtech industry…

A report released today shows that Adtech in mobile apps is sharing user data far and wide, through adtech…

A poll commissioned by civil society organisation Open Rights Group has highlighted a worrying lack of national awareness around nefarious online campaigning activities.

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

Evidence from the 2019 General Election shows that the need to overhaul the system of electoral administration…

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…