No bark. No bite. The Information Commissioner's Office (UK) has shied away from enforcing data laws one too many times. Yesterday over 70 groups and experts joined ORG's demand for an inquiry into the regulator. Evidence shows that enforcement goes down, breaches go up. We say enough.
Open Rights Group
70+ organisations and experts demand action over failing ICO
Over 70 civil society organisations, academics and data protection experts have urged the Chair of the Select Committee for Science Information and...
 #dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #ICO #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #datarights
Prevent ≠ safeguarding. It's about surveillance. The UK ban on Palestine Action and a vague interpretation of 'extremism' has meant that people engaging in the Palestinian solidarity movement have been swept up into the Prevent Duty. We must not criminalise dissent!
the Guardian
Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, Home Office official says
Exclusive: Member of homeland security group says anti-terrorism Prevent scheme risks being overwhelmed by Palestine advocates
 #prevent #preventduty #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol #freespeech #freedomofexpression #Palestine #PalestineAction
The final straw – the Information Commissioner's Office has decided NOT to investigate the Afghan data leak. It's time to investigate them! Over 70 organisations and experts back ORG's call for an inquiry into the regulator's chronic failure to enforce UK data laws. Read more ⬇️
the Guardian
Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog
Campaigners including Good Law Project describe ICO ‘collapse in enforcement activity’ after Afghan data breach
 #ICO #dataprotection #privacy #databreach #ukpolitics #ukpol #gdpr #data
‘The devil’s in the detail’ Hear from ORG’s @npub1cqh0...8tnn on the intersection of the Database State and AI in #DigitalID, how Ofcom’s Magnum Opus of #OnlineSafety regulations abdicates responsibility for social problems to #BigTech, and the self sabotage of trying to break #encryption. But in the end, ‘opposition creates innovation’ ✊ Listen now ⬇️
Viktor
UK Online Safety Act: Digital ID and the Risks of a Database State with James Baker
What happens when a government
 #onlinesafetyact #ukpol #ofcom #privacy #cybersecurity #tech #ukpolitics
We went outside the national police summit (UK) and this is what happened... When we tried to ask delegates to talk on camera, no one wanted to. Why? Because constant monitoring doesn’t feel safe. It feels intrusive 🤷‍♂️ Watch now ⬇️
PeerTube
Safety Not Surveillance Vox Pops
We went outside the national police summit and this is what happened... When we tried to ask delegates to talk on camera, no one wanted to. Why? Be...
 #SafetyNotSurveillance #PreCrime #BanCrimePredictingTech #police #policing #ukpolitics #ukpol
"Imagine the person you disagree with most in politics... "Imagine what they could do with this type of [Digital ID] system if you didn't have the right safeguards in place." "This is what worries me about introducing this in a country like the UK as we don't have a written constitution that has privacy protections." 🗣️ ORG's @npub1cqh0...8tnn
Daily Mirror
Digital ID cannot be saved, MPs told - 'no one believes it's about immigration'
Campaigners told the Home Affairs Select Committee that voters are 'up in arms' about the proposals and do not believe it is just about tackling il...
 #DigitalID #NoToDigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol
Yesterday, outside the UK national policing conference members of the #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition went to deliver a simple message… Communities don't want more surveillance. They want real safety. The technologies being promoted inside the summit fuel racism, enable unchecked policing power, and threaten all our rights. They must be stopped. Together we can build safety rooted in dignity, not surveillance.
PeerTube
Safety Not Surveillance Stunt
Today, outside the national policing conference members of the Safety not Surveillance coalition went to deliver a simple message… Communities don
 #BanCrimePredictingTech #ukpolitics #ukpol #police
Today we’ll be giving evidence at the UK Home Affairs Select Committee on Digital ID. We’ll be arguing against the introduction of this digital surveillance infrastructure, where we’ll have to constantly prove who we are as we go about our daily lives. Watch from 2pm ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/live/BF1Ucg9ggYo?si=1D2otVT1LZTSxfcC #DigitalID #surveillance #NotoDigitalID #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol
The unchecked roll-out of facial recognition in the UK makes us suspects for simply leaving the house. “We urgently need Parliament to legislate for the use of this intrusive technology to ensure that there is proper transparency and oversight.” 🗣️ Sara Chitseko, ORG Programme Manager.
Morning Star
Facial recognition vans rolled out to seven more police forces
THE expansion of facial recognition will further erode civil liberties and “disproportionately immiserate” marginalised communities, campaigner...
 #facialrecognition #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #police #policing #digitalrights
What a night! A big thank you to everyone who came along to our London meet-up this week. We had a great time getting to know everyone and hearing from you. So let's stay in touch! Sign up to our newsletter for updates on future events and campaigns ➡️
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