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ICO Alternative Annual Report 2023-24
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In this report the Open Rights Group offers our perspective on the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) 2023-24 Annual report, and recently published data on the enforcement action it has taken (or not) over the most recent financial year.
#ICO #gdpr #privacy #ukpolitics #dataprotection
23h ago
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ICO’s failure to enforce is putting the public at risk
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Digital rights campaigners have published the Alternative ICO Annual Report, an analysis of the actions taken by the ICO against companies and organisations that have breached data protection law.
#gdpr #privacy #ukpolitics #dataprotection
21h ago
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The ICO is leaving an AI enforcement gap in the UK
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In response to our formal complaint to the ICO against Meta’s use of personal data to train Artificial Intelligence models without consent, the ICO has invited Open Rights Group (ORG) to a meeting to discuss our concerns.
#gdpr #privacy #ukpolitics #dataprotection
on Oct 9
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Data Use and Access Bill will fail to protect public from AI harms
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The Data Use and Access Bill will fail to protect the public from harmful uses of artificial intelligence, say digital rights campaigners, Open Rights Group.
on Oct 24
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Royal Mail: closing job search over data dispute while sacking workers
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Sometimes the reasons why we need more open data regimes slap you in the face.
on Oct 5
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Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)
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We are looking forward to attending @oggcamp@mastodon.social on 12th-13th October. If you are able to make it to Manchester then OggCamp is an unconference celebrating Free Culture, Free and Open Source Software, #hardware #hacking, #digitalrights https://www.oggcamp.org/
on Sep 27
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Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)
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It appears the previous Government's plans to snoop on our bank accounts are back under Starmer's Labour in the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill. - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-to-be-introduced-to-crack-down-on-fraud #surveillance #DWP #Benefits
on Sep 24
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e-Visas: The Next Digital Windrush Scandal
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Our report, “Hostile and Broken” released today, explains why e-Visas risk creating tens or hundreds of thousands of errors, with people potentially turned down for jobs, or unable to enter the country, as the result of electronic failures of the new online, real time re-checking inherent in the...
on Sep 19
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LinkedIn is latest social media company to process data for AI without consent
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Open Rights Group is calling on the ICO to take action against social media companies that process users’ data without consent.
on Sep 18
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Broken e-Visa scheme could lead to digital Windrush scandal
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A new report by digital rights campaigners, Open Rights Group, has warned that the Government’s e-Visa scheme could lead to a digital Windrush scandal where people who have the right to be in the UK are unable to prove it, with life-changing consequences.
on Sep 18
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The e-Visa will be used to demonstrate someone’s ability to enter the UK, to prove their right to work and to access banking, mortgages and secure housing rental agreements.
on Sep 18
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ICO fails UK Meta users and allows social media giant to resume data scraping for AI
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Open Rights Group have called on the ICO to justify its refusal to issue a binding order to stop Meta’s plans to scrape users data in order to train its AI systems.
on Sep 16
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Stop the e-Visa scheme and prevent a digital Windrush scandal
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What is the e-Visa scheme?
on Sep 12
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Campaigning at Lib Dem conference in Brighton
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The Liberal Democrats are meeting for their annual conference from 14-17th September.
on Sep 11
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Help stop e-visas becoming the next Windrush scandal
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What's the problem? Until recently, migrants from outside the EU had physical documents to prove that they and their families could live, work or study in the UK. These could be physical cards or stamps or stickers in their passports. The Home Office wants to replace these physical documents...
on Sep 11
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Wanted: corporate lobbyist to take over the ICO
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Communicating “the wider benefits of data sharing”, “commercial and business acumen”, experience “of using data to drive innovation and growth”; and, of course, “excellent communication and relationship management skills”.
on Sep 4
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Write to your MP: Stop e-Visas becoming the next Windrush scandal
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What's the problem? Until recently, migrants from outside the EU had physical documents to prove that they and their families could live, work or study in the UK. These could be physical cards or stamps or stickers in their passports. The Home Office wants to replace these physical documents...
on Sep 3
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Plans to digitalise migrants’ proof of residence could lead to a digital Windrush scandal where people with the right to be in the UK won’t be able to prove it.
on Sep 3
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In order to protect our digital rights, we want to empower more volunteers to help advocate effectively to their elected representatives.
on Aug 30
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The social network of the future: No ads, no corporate surveillance, ethical design, and decentralization! Own your data with Mastodon!
on Aug 23
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The social network of the future: No ads, no corporate surveillance, ethical design, and decentralization! Own your data with Mastodon!
on Aug 23
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James Baker (@JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org)
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BBC reporting that Starmer is suggesting wider deployment of facial recognition technology as a way to tackle civil disorder. Sadly surveillance like this does not tackle the causes of disorder, and undermines civil liberties....
on Aug 1
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James Baker (@JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org)
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Looks like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) in the US is dead. This leaves the UK’s Online Safety Act as a pretty big outlier in how the internet will be regulated https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-08-01-kosa-is-dead-now-its-time-to-unite-to-take-on-big-tech-for-real/
on Aug 1
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Light and Shadow of the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill
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In what could be a new, welcomed development, Labour appear to have decided to narrow the scope of the data protection reform by … taking away the data protection parts.
on Aug 1
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AI Regulation: Will Labour Promote Growth and Protect Rights?
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In the King’s Speech, Labour committed to binding regulation on “the handful of companies developing the most powerful AI models” to ensure the safe developments of these technologies.
on Jul 29
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Artificial Intelligence: Safety Not Surveillance coalition calls for ban on predictive policing
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The #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition – a group of organisations working at the intersections of human rights, racial justice and technology – have written to the Home Secretary calling for safeguards against the harms of AI systems in policing, including an outright ban on predictive policing...
on Jul 28
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Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)
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Attached: 1 image Predictive policing is UNJUST. It tramples on the presumption of innocence to reproduce existing discrimination. With 16 other civil society groups, we say: BAN biometric surveillance and the use of AI to ‘predict’ crime. #SafetyNotSurveillance Read our open letter ➡️...
on Jul 26
From openrightsgroup.org
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ORG’s analysis and response to the Labour Government’s legislative agenda Consultation and detail will be needed There are several important pieces of digital legislation mentioned in the King’s Speech.
on Jul 17
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Meta Wants to Make Us its AI Guinea Pigs
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Meta, the company that runs Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to repurpose most of the personal data that they ever collected about you, to train their “artificial intelligence (AI) technologies” — without, of course, asking your permission to do so.
on Jul 16
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ORG complaint to ICO about Meta privacy policy changes
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Open Rights Group has submitted a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about Meta’s plans to take users’ information to “develop and improve AI”.
on Jul 16
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We are seeking a consultant to help us with our technical investigations of apps used in the election.
on Jul 12
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Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)
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We were pleased to see the Government reject Tony Blair's calls for ID cards https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87rgj4e0rzo.amp #IDcards #DigitalRights #Privacy
on Jul 8
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What we learnt from the manifestos
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For the General Election 2024, we extracted everything we could from the manifestos of each UK political party, to understand what their understanding of digital rights issues is, and what we might expect from a new government.
on Jul 2
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37 organisations ask parliamentary candidates to use respectful language about migrants
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Human rights, migrant and justice rights organisations have written to all parliamentary candidates asking them to use humanising and respectful language when talking about migrants and refugees.
on Jun 28
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ORG’s Data and Democracy project seeks to prevent digital technologies from eroding public trust in the democratic process.
on Jun 26
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No Data Protection, No Democracy
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As the General Election approaches, political parties in the UK are clashing and competing in the attempt to win voters, leaving no stone unturned—including the use of digital technologies.
on Jun 26
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Open Rights Group shared this guide for political parties to help inform the digital policies in their manifestos for the 2024 General Election.
on Jun 24
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ORG publishes digital rights priorities for next government
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Open Rights Group has published its six priorities for digital rights that the next UK government should focus on.
on Jun 24
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Ask your candidates to back digital rights
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As the General Election approaches, your voice is more crucial than ever. We need you to join us in demanding that all candidates and political parties commit to protecting our digital rights. In an age where AI, surveillance, and data profiling are becoming pervasive, safeguarding our digital...
on Jun 24
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We are asking all candidates in the General Election to protect digital rights in the next Parliament.
on Jun 11
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General election: ORG launches tool to help people opt out of data processing by political parties
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Digital campaigners, the Open Rights Group (ORG) are helping the public to opt out of the processing of their data by political parties in the run up to the General Election.
on Jun 9
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Opt-out of political parties processing your data
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Political parties are hungry for sensitive personal data about your views, opinions, voting preferences and ideological outlook. Parties will actively seek to obtain this information from surveys and canvassing. They will also purchase commercially available data-sets and use automatic...
on Jun 9
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Demise of the DPDI is good news for data protection in the UK
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Open Rights Group has welcomed the announcement that the Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill will be dropped as a result of the dissolution of parliament prior to the General Election.
on May 28
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Rushing DPDI Bill would be disaster for data protection rights in the UK
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Open Rights Group has called on the government to drop the Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill following the Prime Minister’s announcement that there will be a general election on 4 July.
on May 23
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Smart meter data: the Government’s at it again
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Back in October 2022, ORG exposed Government plans to snoop on UK residents’ smart meters and energy consumption data.
on May 9
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Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)
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Confiscating migrants' mobile phones deprives people of access to the Internet and support networks. It isolates people being held by the UK State and restricts their ability to exercise legal rights in the #DigitalHostileEnvironment. This follows a previous Home Office policy to seize mobile...
on May 8
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Online Safety proposals could cause new harms warns Open Rights Group
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Ofcom’s consultation on safeguarding children online exposes significant problems regarding the proposed implementation of age-gating measures.
on May 8
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Digital Rights Tips for Migrants
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We’ve published seven tips for refugees and migrants to exercise digital rights effectively in the UK.
on May 3
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ORG Response to the ICO “consent or pay” consultation
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Open Rights Group welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Information Commissioner’s Office consultation on the “consent or pay” model, which is or could be relied upon for processing personal data on the basis of consent.
on May 1