⏰ NEXT WEEK ⏰ We're going beyond the screen and hosting a meet up IRL. Whether you're a supporter or just curious, everyone is welcome to pop down. Hear from our team, mingle and join the movement! πŸ—“οΈ Monday 10 November πŸ•‘ 6:30-9pm GMT πŸ“ Newspeak House, London, UK Sign up ➑️
Open Rights Group
ORG London Meet-Up
Join ORG to get the latest on our campaigns on the Online Safety Act, Digital IDs and more.
 #digitalrights #event #meetup
Human rights underpin our everyday lives, often in invisible ways but always there when you need them. Easily sacrificed for political expediency. Hard felt by all of us when gone. ORG joined Liberty and hundreds of groups to defend the ECHR ✊
The Independent
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
 #humanrights #ECHR #rights #ukpolitics #ukpol
Cookies feed the beast of targeted advertising πŸͺ The Information Commissioner's Office (UK) wants the adtech industry to use less less-invasive forms of tracking by exempting them from cookie consent rules. But will this stop the privacy-be-damned trade in our data to feed us adverts? Our roundtable had its say ⬇️
Open Rights Group
Is cookie consent going to change in the UK?
Open Rights Group convened a stakeholder roundtable on the future of adtech and cookie consent requirements in the UK following the Information Com...
 #adtech #privacy #dataprotection #ICO #ukpolitics #ukpol #advertising
Reimagining Digital ID πŸ’­ ORG's @npub1lxxf...6r6y is on the panel to discuss how the introduction of Digital ID must learn from research in Global Majority contexts and consider the implications of such systems for migrants and refugees. πŸ—“οΈ Saturday 8 November πŸ•₯ 10:30 – 17:30 GMT πŸ“ Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Register now ⬇️ https://www.redid.net/events-1/london-reimagining-digital-identity #digitalID #migrants #ukpolitics
Meta's new subscription service monetises our data rights 🏧 Thousands of people exercised their data protection rights and asked Meta to stop using their personal data for advertising. Their response? Users must consent to the use of their personal data for targeted advertising, or cough up the dosh to opt out. To respect our data rights, Meta must offer a tracking free version to implement this in a lawful way.
Open Rights Group
Meta fails to respect data rights with consent or pay scheme
Meta has announced that it will offer customers in the UK a new subscription service which will enable them to access the company’s services with...
 #meta #adtech #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr
ORG is hiring πŸš€ We're looking for an expert Consultant to develop a policy on the use of AI in the immigration/asylum system in the UK and set out the protections needed to respect migrants’ rights. Get in touch by Sunday 9 November. Find out more ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/consultancy-ai-and-immigration-system/ #jobs #migrant #immigration #AI #digitalrights #humanrights
Hey, London! Why not log off for the night and get together in person? Come on down to get the latest on our campaigns from the Online Safety Act to Digital IDs and more. Everyone is welcome! πŸ—“οΈ Monday 10 November πŸ•‘ 6.30–9pm πŸ“ Newspeak House, E2 7DG (UK) Sign up ⬇️
Open Rights Group
ORG London Meet-Up
Join ORG to get the latest on our campaigns on the Online Safety Act, Digital IDs and more.
 #digitalrights #event
We've had reports of people being unable to access their eVisa when boarding a flight to the UK. The airline made them buy an ETA for visitors to the UK, even though they have the right to live here. If this has happened to you, we'd love to hear from you Get in touch: info@openrightsgroup.org #eVisa #migrants #migrant #immigration image
Migrants, have you been able to access your UK eVisa since the Amazon Web Services outage? If you have had problems, please do let us know in the comments or by emailing info@openrightsgroup.org #migrants #eVisa #AWS image
Practice Safe Text for Global Encryption Day πŸ”’ Messaging apps we use to chat, share and plan shield us from scams, stalking and sextortion. But the UK Online Safety Act contains a time bomb that lets the government break encryption for surveillance. Find out more about our campaign ➑️
Open Rights Group
Save Encryption
Message scanning breaks end-to-end encryption, which puts everyone’s privacy and security at risk.
 #PracticeSafeText #GlobalEncryptionDay #encryption #e2ee #privacy #cybersecurity #security #OnlineSafetyAct #ukpolitics #ukpol #surveillance image