Civil society organisations, trade unions, academics and campaigners have called for the government to scrap proposals to remove the right not to be subject to decisions made by automated or AI ...

The Home Office has published its latest Prevent referral figures, which show a slight increase in the rise in referrals compared to last year. As with previous years, the figures show that the vast ...

Open Rights Group has welcomed reports that the government is set to delay the rollout of its e-visa scheme, which was due to come into effect on January 1, 2025. Responding to the news, ORG’s Migrant ...

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 way to lose friends and influence. Yet people are now leaving Twitter/X, in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...