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Active campaigns
Demand NHSX spell out Covid-19 app privacy risks
The UK Government is trailing mobile “contact tracing” apps to track infections with a centralised database—but has failed to explain how privacy risks will be minimised.
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Check if your website is being blocked by filters
Our Blocked project aims to improve transparency about web blocking filters used by mobile phone companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
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The US trade deal will change the UK’s internet
As the UK negotiates a future trade deal with the US, our government is under enormous pressure from American tech giants to water down privacy protections.
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The “immigration exemption” undermines everyone’s data rights
When the “immigration exemption” became law as part of the 2018 Data Protection Act, it threatened the data rights of all UK residents, including British citizens.
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Ending AdTech’s abuse of personal data
When you see an advertisement online, chances are that Real-Time Bidding advertising systems (RTB AdTech) have just auctioned your personal data to hundreds of companies vying for your attention.
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Projects
Data and Democracy
The UK’s electoral systems are undergoing a stress test of a sort that they have rarely experienced.
Find Out MoreImmigration, data and technology
ORG’s work on immigration aims to highlight the growing importance of data governance and digital technologies in the sector.
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Our victories
Government drops risky age verification plan
Open Rights Group (ORG) has been warning about major privacy risks in plans for age checks on adult websites since they were proposed in the Digital Economy Act 2017.
Find Out MoreDigital censorship averted as UK shelves Copyright Directive
Nearly a year after passage of the EU Copyright Directive, which opened the door to automated upload filters that damage free speech, the UK Government decided not to implement it.
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