At a whopping £1.8 billion, Digital ID is costly to the UK taxpayer and our rights. This divisive scheme wasn't on Labour’s manifesto. It’s the last thing this government should be embarking on during a cost of living crisis. The whole thing needs to be binned.
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
: OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings
 #NotoDigitalID #DigitalID #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol
How did the ICO treat the most serious data breach in UK history? They did nothing. The failure to investigate the Ministry of Defence for leaking data on over 19,000 Afghans is the final straw for this weak regulator. ORG has led the call for an inquiry ⬇️
UK privacy regulator has seen ‘collapse in enforcement activity,’ rights coalition says
More than 70 civil liberties advocacy groups, academics and legal experts are calling for an investigation into a “collapse in enforcement activi...
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We're not shitting you – ORG is giving away a copy of 'Enshittification' signed by Cory Doctorow @npub1fdrp...lvhs! Enter the competition by 5 January 2026 and be in with your chance to win 💩 Go on, try your luck ⬇️
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Police tech doesn't predict crime. It predicts policing. Fed on flawed police data, so-called 'crime-predicting' tech automates racism and discrimination against overpoliced communities. The Safety Not Surveillance coalition spread the word that co-called 'crime-predicting' tech must be banned! Watch now ➡️
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 #SafetyNotSurveillance #BanCrimePredictingTech #police #policing #ukpolitics #ukpol #precrime
Last week the Safety Not Surveillance coalition hit the streets of London. We sent the message that so-called 'crime-predicting' tech must be BANNED! Because we have the right to be presumed innocent, not predicted guilty. This tech fuels racism, enables unchecked police power and threatens all our rights. Ban it! Sign up for campaign updates ➡️
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Join the fight against crime-predicting tech
Why is this important? The police say AI will make us safer. The truth? It automates injustice and racism. Predictive policing tools don’t predic...
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"A data regulator that fails to deter bad practices is not worth having." Rules only work if they're actually enforced. With the Information Commissioner's Office (UK), we've seen a collapse in the use of corrective powers when data protection laws are broken. We need an inquiry into this failing watchdog. Read more about our open letter signed by over 70 organisations and experts ⬇️
Calls grow for inquiry into UK data watchdog after MoD leak
: ICO accused of backing off oversight as fallout from Afghan blunder widens
 #dataprotection #gdpr #ICO #privacy #data #ukpolitics #ukpol
What’s data protection law got to do with the UK budget? Information security requirements contained within are key to growth. Just look at how the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack hurt the UK economy. That’s why the data watchdog must start enforcing these rules properly.
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UK growth in third quarter slows after big fall in car production
The cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing and weighed on growth in the economy, figures show.
 #Budget2026 #budget #UKbudget #reeves #dataprotection #cybersecurity #data #ukpolitics #ukpol
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.
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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!
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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 ⬇️
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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