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First analyses of the Queen’s Speech are focussing on what isn’t included, as a weakened Conservative Government appears to have dropped a number of its manifesto commitments but there are several worrying things for digital rights. One welcome development could be data protection legislation, to fill the options in the GDPR.

Open Rights Group has responded to today's Queen’s Speech.

Members of the Don't Spy on Us coalition have agreed that they will no longer work together as a formal coalition.

Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron's plans to make Internet companies liable for 'extremist' content on their platforms are fraught with challenges. They entail automated censorship, risking the removal of unobjectionable content and harming everyone's right to free expression.

The meet up is a chance for people with an interest in digital rights to meet each other and figure out how we can work together to protect and promote digital rights in Cambridge and beyond.

Open Rights Group has responded to Theresa May’s post-election hints that she will continue with Conservative plans for Internet clampdowns.

Some of you will know that ORG for many years had our offices in Borough. It was a daily occurrence for us until summer 2015 to walk and to eat in the places where where Saturday’s appalling events took place.

Open Rights Group condemns the appalling attack at London Bridge; this is not only a violent assault on individual lives but an attack against the freedom and security we enjoy in the UK.

Join ORG London for a group outing to a live, start-to-finish reading of Nineteen Eighty-Four in Senate House, University of London, organised by The Orwell Foundation and UCL Festival of Culture.

Open Rights Group wishes to express its sympathy for the victims of the vile and brutal attack in Manchester. We condemn these violent attacks, which seem even more abhorrent when deliberately targeted at children and young people.

Facebook censorship complaints run both ways—and we should be careful when politicians press for more controls

Author, BoingBoing co-editor and digital rights activist Cory Doctorow will be signing copies of his latest novel, Walkaway. Cory has played a crucial role in the development of ORG and remains a good friend of ours to this day.

ORG has responded to the leaked consultation on the Regulations of Technical Capability Notices.

Skeptics in the pub is organising a hustings for the Newcastle candidates. This is a great opportunity to ask the candidates what their proposals for human rights and digital rights under Brexit are.

The Creative Youth Network is organising a hustings for the Bristol candidates. If you're under 25, this is your chance to find out more about each party and what they have to offer on digital rights.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of encryption. A cornerstone of the modern digital economy, we rely on it when we use our digital devices or make transactions online. Physical infrastructure like power stations and transport systems are dependent on it too.

Join ORG London next Monday to ask the candidates what their proposals for human rights and digital rights under Brexit are, and also to ensure that issues around surveillance, privacy and censorship are included in the debate.

This is a great opportunity to ask the candidates what their proposals for human rights and digital rights under Brexit are, and also to ensure that issues around surveillance, privacy and censorship are included in the debate.

By speaking out we can help politicians better understand the issues we campaign on and secure greater support for protecting privacy, digital security and freedom of expression.

This is a great opportunity to ask the candidates what their proposals for human rights and digital rights under Brexit are, and also to ensure that issues around surveillance, privacy and censorship are included in the debate.

Local residents (and those from surrounding areas) are invited to attend this FREE event, giving you the opportunity to ask parliamentary candidates in the Leeds area what their proposals for human rights and digital rights under Brexit are.

The NHS ransom shows the problems with GCHQ’s approach to hacking and vulnerabilities, and this must be made clear to MPs who have given them sweeping powers in the IP Act that could result in the same problems recurring in the future.

A Freedom of Information request to the DCMS has revealed that porn company MindGeek suggested that the BBFC should potentially block millions of porn sites if they didn’t comply with Age Verification requirements outlined in the Digital Economy Act.

Facebook told marketers it can detect teens feeling ‘insecure' and ‘worthless'. Data could be used to drive products based on mood and using manipulation.

This briefing outlines the arrangements that are in place to allow intelligence sharing between the UK and the US and outlines the recommendations needed to improve them.

ORG calls for restraint in derogations from GDPR to avoid future problems of compatibility with EU law after Brexit, and asks for stronger powers for NGOs to take action on privacy breaches.

This is a great opportunity to ask the candidates what their proposals for human rights and digital rights under Brexit are, and also to ensure that issues around surveillance, privacy and censorship are included in the debate.

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force next year, updating a number of digital rights for UK citizens in the age of Big Data. Individuals stand to gain more control over their information and improve their awareness of consent, profiling, and automated decision making.

Put digital rights and civil liberties on the agenda on June 8th. Quiz your candidates on what they will do to protect rights online. Find candidates that will ensure Brexit does not mean losing your civil liberties.

Yesterday, Open Rights Group received a leaked copy of the Government's draft technical capability notices (TCNs) regulation.