“We’re here, because we’re here.” Until recently, leaving a social media platform seemed likely to be an act of self harm, a ...

The new Data (Use and Access) Bill drops several concerning aspects of the previous Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. Open Rights Group welcomes this as a positive development and a step ...

Read ORG’s full evaluation of the ICO’s activities investigating breaches of data protection law and our recommendations to strengthen the data watchdog. Data protection needs to be understood a ...

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. The ...

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. The Bill, published today, rehashes many ...

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 ...

Open Rights Group (ORG) works to protect online privacy, challenge mass surveillance and fight for free expression online. We create public pressure through our campaigns, conduct original research, ...

Open Rights Group (ORG) has welcoming local groups in towns and cities across the UK that meet regularly to campaign on the digital rights issues affecting their communities. The lead organisers of ...

Mariano supports Open Rights Group strategic litigation and political advocacy efforts, with a focus on data protection, artificial intelligence, and EU-UK regulatory divergence. Beyond his career at ...

Since joining Open Rights Group in January 2009, Jim has led campaigns against three strikes and the Digital Economy Act, the company Phorm and its plans to snoop on UK users, and against pervasive ...

The Board of Directors oversees Open Rights Group’s work, which includes staffing, fundraising and responsibility for policy.

Open Rights Group is the UK’s largest grassroots digital rights campaigning organisation, fighting to protect everyone’s rights to privacy and free speech online. We fight for a fair digital ...