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WEBOpen Rights Group is the UK’s largest grassroots digital rights campaigning organisation, working to protect everyone’s rights to privacy and free speech online. We fight for a fair digital environment where technology supports justice, equality and freedom. We campaign, lobby, go to court – whatever it takes to challenge restrictions to ...
Who We Are - Open Rights Group
WEBFounded in 2005, Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based digital rights organisation that campaigns to protect our rights to privacy and free speech online. Digital technology has transformed the way we live and opened up limitless new ways to communicate, connect, share and learn across the world ...
Research - Open Rights Group
WEBSep 17, 2024 · The Online Safety Bill – Sector Support Roundtable. In September 2022, Open Rights Group convened a discussion between privacy and data protection experts and other civil society professionals exploring the nexus between privacy, protection from online abuse and freedom of expression. Find Out More. 27 October, 2022.
The ICO is leaving an AI enforcement gap in the UK
WEB21 hours ago · By sending the message that the use of UK people’s data is fair game, the ICO is leaving one-sided commercial exploitation unchecked, at the expense of the information rights of the British public. Lack of enforcement on consent requirements will only benefit large and vertically integrated companies, at the expense of competition, new ...
Defend Online Speech - Open Rights Group
WEBGovernment’s Kafkaesque plans for regulating online speech is condemned. Responding to the Online Safety Bill, Jim Killock, Executive Director of Open Rights Group said: “Treating online speech as inherently dangerous and demanding that risks are eliminated under the threat of massive fines is only going to end up in over-reaction and ...
Blog | Open Rights Group
WEBJul 17, 2024 · On 27 September 2022, Open Rights Group (ORG) held a roundtable with civil society – from women’s rights advocacy groups to organisations representing over-surveilled communities – to discuss some of the most concerning aspects of the Online Safety Bill, currently at the report stage in the House of Commons. Find Out More.
Digital Rights Manifesto - Open Rights Group
WEBJun 11, 2024 · Because these rights underpin our freedoms as the use of AI and data profiling expands into more areas of life. From URL to IRL, digital rights keep us safe from intrusion by Government and Big-Tech surveillance, as well as threats posed by bad actors across the world. To produce our six manifesto pledges, we …
Online Safety Bill Policy Hub | Open Rights Group
WEBSOAS ICOP Policy Briefings – Online Safety Bill “spy clause” requires chat platforms to scan private messages, by the Open Rights Group, 5 December 2022. Policy briefing – Online Safety Bill third reading. Policy briefing – Criminal liability for content harmful to children. Policy Briefing: Who is checking on your chats in private ...
Campaigns - Open Rights Group
WEBORG VICTORIES. From the Immigration Exception to the Covid-19 app, we’ve achieved a long list of victories in defence of our civil liberties in the digital age. Find out more.
Our year of action - Open Rights Group
WEBDec 22, 2021 · With Britain still in the throes of Covid-19, 2021 was a truly unique year for the movement to protect our digital rights. As we look back on our challenges and triumphs, Open Rights Group (ORG) has all our members and supporters to thank for making it happen. Thank you!