Digital rights are human rights ✊ ORG fights for a fair digital environment where tech supports justice, equality and freedom. As a grassroots organisation, we rely on your support to do whatever it takes to protect your rights in the UK. Donate if you can ⬇️
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As we wind down on our 20th year, why not catch up on @npub1fdrp...lvhs in conversation with @npub18nrq...k27q? Hear about the 'Internet dimension' of policy-making, copyright in the age of AI and how to fight for digital rights. Plus much more! Watch now 📺
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ORG at 20： Cory Doctorow in conversation with Maria Farrell
Cory Doctorow in conversation with Maria Farrell. As well as being a renowned author, activist and journalist, Cory Doctorow was a founding member ...
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Digital ID could lead to “the worst data breach in UK government history”. Despite fierce opposition, the UK government is embarking on a digital surveillance infrastructure that has fundamental cybersecurity holes in its foundations. We must say #NotoDigitalID. https://www.itv.com/news/2025-12-18/whistleblowers-raise-extreme-concern-about-security-of-governments-digital-id #digitalid #dataprotection #cybersecurity #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol
Encryption isn't hostile. It's a bedrock of our cybersecurity 🔐 The UK's national security laws join a long line of attempts to frame encrypted messaging as something to be broken into pieces. Without it, we're more open to threats from hackers and criminals.
TechRadar
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be
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"The [UK] Home Office failed to assess the risks that a digital-only [eVisa] scheme brings, particularly for those who are vulnerable, older, or disabled. It is also misleading in its assessment of the scheme as digital by default.” 🗣️ @npub1lxxf...6r6y for ORG Read more about our open letter to the ICO signed by 19 civil society groups ⬇️
GDPR failures in Home Office eVisa rollout in spotlight
: Rights groups say digital-only record is leaking data and courting trouble
 #ico #evisa #migrants #migrantrights #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol
Fancy a digital chastity belt? The UK government wants Apple and Google to stop you from taking or sending pics of your bits. Intrusive scanning tech on your phone would block nudes unless you verify your age with biometrics or official ID. It's creepy mission creep.
Ars Technica
UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones
Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says.
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The botched UK eVisa scheme needs to be investigated. The Home Office failed to assess the risks of a digital-only scheme. As a result, migrants have experienced widespread data errors, inaccessible design and technical failures. Read about our open letter to the ICO ⬇️
The Independent
Canadian citizen’s personal details shared with Russian woman in eVisa data breach
Migrant rights groups call on the data watchdog to investigate ‘unresolved’ problems with eVisa rollout
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The UK Online Safety Act is a mess. MPs are debating the petition for its repeal now. ORG calls for a rights-based approach: Limit its scope to minimise threats to freedom of expression/small sites, and regulate age verification providers to protect privacy. Read our briefing ⬇️
Open Rights Group
Briefing: Online Safety Act Parliamentary Petition Debate
It might seem strange to some MPs that anyone could be opposed to ‘Online Safety’.
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The UK Home Office has failed migrants. The eVisa scheme is founded on an incomplete and misleading Data Protection Impact Assessment, meaning foreseeable risks were not mitigated. ORG has brought together 19 civil society groups to call on the ICO to formally investigate the resulting data protection breaches and accessibility issues. Read our open letter ⬇️
Open Rights Group
Civil society urges the ICO to investigate the Home Office’s failing eVisa system
19 civil society organisations have called on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to formally investigate data protection breaches and ac...
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The UK Online Safety Act ushered in an age verification market without regulating providers. Our open letter calls for this to be corrected ahead of tomorrow's debate. We're supported by the Age Verification Providers Association and 600+ members of the public. Read more ⬇️
Open Rights Group
Online Safety Act: Age assurance industry must be regulated
Open Rights Group has written to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall MP calling for regulation of age assura...
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