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The joke stance I wrote on Rate Your Music

https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-936a-be39-d123-146926507084

Parliament's back tomorrow. Time to see which Swedish MEPs will discover creative new ways to explain why mass surveillance is actually about protecting children.

Sent them all emails. We'll see who responds.

#chatcontrol #e2ee #privacy #survailence #digitalrightsarehumanrights

It's been 20 years since ORG was founded as a grassroots organisation 🌱

Since then, our members have supported us in the fight for digital rights.

So to celebrate, 20 people who become a member with a monthly donation of £5 this summer will get a year's NordVPN subscription!

Join today ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #digitalrights #privacy #dataprotection #surveillance #censorship #freespeech

For ORG's 20th birthday, our partners Surfshark VPN are offering a special gift 🎁

The first 20 new members will get a free Surfshark One package – VPN, Antivirus, Alternative ID and Alert & Search services, plus much more!

Join ORG today and support the fight for digital rights in the UK.

➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

#ORG20 #digitalrights #VPN #Surfshark #privacy #cybersecurity #dataprotection #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #VPN

Stay up to date with all the latest developments affecting your digital rights in the UK from URL to IRL.

Sign up to the ORG newsletter today ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-up-for-org-email-updates

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #digitalrights #dataprotection #privacy #humanrights #gdpr

While the public debate has focussed on the impact of AI on the creative industries, the Data Bill is harmful for everyone in the UK.

ORG will continue to fight for strong data protection because #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights.

Join ORG today to support our work ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

#DataBill #DUABill #dataprotection #privacy #AI #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

ORG is immensely grateful for the invaluable support that @beasts gives us 🌱

It's truly game-changing and allows us to focus more resources on campaigning.

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights

https://www.mythic-beasts.com/blog/2025/02/25/supporting-the-open-rights-group/

2025 is coming. And with it is the Data Bill, an Ai Bill, Ofcom's consultation on encryption, and the expanding influence of Big Tech in public life.

As a grassroots organisation 🌱, we need your support to fight for everyone's #DigitalRights in the UK!

Become a member today 🦾 ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

#DigitalRIghtsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #ORG2024

ORG kicked off 2024 with our report into the Prevent programme.

We revealed that the data of people who are referred to Prevent is shared widely and kept for years, even when no action is required.

We call for an end to Prevent.

Find out more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/new-report-reveals-widespread-data-sharing-and-retention-of-prevent-referrals-including-childrens-data/

#ORG2024 #DigitalRIghtsAreHumanRights #digitalrights #Prevent #surveillance #ukpolitics

So that was 2024 and this is ORG’s annual review ✨

It was a year when it became increasingly clear why we need digital rights and ORG was there to bang the drum.

From Data Bills to Prevent. From e-Visas to data profiling for ads and AI. From predictive policing to an election…

Here’s the round-up ⬇️

#digitalrightsarehumanrights #digitalrights #dataprotection #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #humanrights

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/org-review-2024/

We’re thrilled and grateful to be awarded with funding from DuckDuckGo.

As surveillance technologies, privacy threats and AI gather steam, we’ll keep fighting for your digital rights.

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights

https://spreadprivacy.com/2024-duckduckgo-charitable-donations/

Open Rights Group fights to protect digital rights 🦾

Becoming a member helps us to campaign, lobby, go to court – whatever it takes to challenge restrictions to our human rights.

Join the movement today ⬇️

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

Democracy means putting power in the hands of the people ✊

Data protection gives us the right to find out what information political parties hold about us; what profile they've built about us.

And we can opt-out of them using our data.

Find out more ⬇️

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #dataprotection #GDPR #ukpolitics

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/data-and-democracy-project/

Data profiling by political parties is mostly guesstimation of who you are.

Machine-born caricatures guiding an industry that's capable of political interference, eventually looping back into voter behaviour.

But data protection hands power back to voters.

Read our latest blog ⬇️

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #dataprotection #GDPR #ukpolitics

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/no-data-protection-no-democracy/

In the run up to the UK General Election, we're asking people to call on all candidates and political parties to protect digital rights in the next Parliament.

Contact your local candidates today ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ask-your-candidates-back-digital-rights

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #Manifesto #ukpolitics #dataprotection

6. End intrusive tracking by online advertisers.

Advertising companies track our internet use to build detailed profiles so they can target us with adverts.

The next UK government should restrict intrusive tracking by data brokers and online advertisers.

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #Manifesto #ukpolitics #adtech

5. Strengthen our data protection rights.

We need strong data protection laws to make sure governments and companies don't use our data to track, surveil and profit from us.

The next UK government should strengthen data protection and make sure the watchdog is fit for purpose.

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #Manifesto #ukpolitics #dataprotection

4. Defend our right to freedom of expression online.

Freedom of expression online is being undermined by age verification, content takedowns, social media censorship and unfair copyright claims.

The next UK government should commit to protecting freedom of expression online.

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #Manifesto #ukpolitics

3. Ban the use of pre-crime AI by the police.

Using AI to ‘predict’ criminal behaviour undermines our right to be presumed innocent and exacerbate discrimination and inequality in our criminal justice system.

The next UK government should ban dangerous uses of AI in policing.

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #Manifesto #ukpolitics #policing #AI #surveillance

2. Provide migrants with digital sanctuary.

Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers need the same data and privacy rights as everyone else so that they can keep their digital identity and information safe.

The next UK government should commit to ending the #DigitalHostileEnvironment

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #Manifesto #ukpolitics #migrants

1. Protect our right to send secure messages.

Everyone, including children and young people, should have the right to use end-to-end encryption to ensure that our communications are safe, secure and private.

The next UK government should protect, not undermine encryption.

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #Manifesto #ukpolitics #e2ee

ORG has launched our Manifesto to protect digital rights ✊

From URL to IRL, digital rights keep us safe from government and Big-Tech surveillance, as well as hackers and criminal threats.

Here are six pledges the next UK government should prioritise ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/digital-rights-manifesto/

#GeneralElection #DigitalRights #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #privacy #freedomofexpression #Manifesto #ukpolitics #dataprotection #adtech

Hot mics at the ready, it’s UK election time 🗳️

ORG calls on all parties to respect digital rights 🦾

They can start by ditching the flawed #DPDIBill and not rush it through in the dying gasps of this Parliament 🗑️

We'll publish our manifesto soon 👀

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #ukpoltics

Open Rights Group fights to protect digital rights in the UK 🦾

Becoming a member helps us to campaign, lobby, go to court – whatever it takes to challenge restrictions to our human rights.

Join the movement today ⬇️

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

The world is becoming increasingly hostile for LGBTQ+ rights.

For #LGBTQHistoryMonth (UK) we're highlighting @eff's round-up of digital rights for LGBTQ+ people globally.

We need an Internet that can give safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community to find strength together.

#LGBTQ #privacy #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/digital-rights-lgbtq-people-2023-review

Open Rights Group protects digital rights.

We fight for a fair digital environment where technology supports justice, equality and freedom.

Support our work in 2024.

🚀 Become a member: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

💥 Donate: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/make-one-donation

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #Privacy #FreedomOfExpression #DataProtection

We ended 2023 with a shocking revelation from our upcoming report into #Prevent.

Data of people referred to Prevent is being shared more widely than previously known, including with airports, ports and immigration services.

“For too long the authorities have been able to cite national security as a reason for undermining the #dataprotection rights of people who have not even been accused of a crime."

🗣️ ORG's Sophia Akram.

Read more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/foi-shows-extent-of-prevent-data-sharing/

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights

ORG, @ConnectedByData and the TUC sent an open letter with over 100 signatories to Rishi Sunak ahead of the #AISummit.

We warned that the “communities and workers most affected by #AI have been marginalised".

"Government bodies and institutions in the UK are already deploying AI and automated decision-making in ways that are exposing citizens to error and bias on a massive scale.”

🗣️ ORG's @abigail

Read more ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/letter-to-rishi-sunak-ai-summit/

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights

Over 1.8K supporters have backed our ongoing campaign to stop the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, aka the #DataGrabBill.

"The proposed #DPDIBill appears to be moving towards deregulating vital safeguards that were painstakingly established to secure individuals’ data.”

🗣️ @marianods ORG Legal and Policy Officer.

Join the campaign now ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #HandsOffOurData #DataProtection