“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prof. Sandeep Gopalan serves as the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Previously, Gopalan held leadership roles in universities in the US, Ireland, and ...

Vicky joined ORG in April 2023 and supports a variety of work across Operations and Membership. Prior to joining ORG, Vicky spent many years working in diverse roles within the Food Sovereignty ...

Sara is the Programme Manager for Pre-Crime at Open Rights Group, responsible for our projects covering predictive policing, counter-terrorism policy and technology. Before joining ORG, Sara worked ...