From 1 January 2025, people who have right to remain in the UK must have an e-Visas to apply for work, apply to use housing and other services, and to re-enter the UK. Other documents such as ...

The Data use and Access (DUA) Bill will have its second reading in the House of Lords today. Peers will debate removing safeguards to how the police access, share and use data, days after a Met police ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

Open Rights Group is dedicated to creating an environment where people with an interest in digital rights can come together, learn from each other, and contribute their skills, ideas and energy.