Search results for tag #ukpolitics
Is the UK data regulator is without a head. But its problems run deeper 🚧
The ICO has taken its hands off the wheel by failing to enforce data protection law for a long time.
As the search for a new Commissioner gets underway, the ICO needs a fundamental reset that puts our rights first.
Read our blog ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/wanted-government-to-fix-the-ico/
"Entrenching a climate of surveillance across public life."
"People’s faces being scanned without consent and being added to lists is worrying enough, but the speed which Facewatch technology now makes it possible for someone to encounter the police force in the middle of their daily shop is a really dangerous escalation."
🗣️ Sarah Lasoye for ORG.
#facialrecognition #surveillance #policing #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol
NEW: 20 civil society organisations have called for an investigation into the UK Information Commissioner's Office for failing to uphold data protection law in relation to eVisas.
This scheme has been plagued with breaches and accessibility issues.
And the ICO has done nothing to hold the UK Home Office to account.
Find out more ⬇️
#dataprotection #evisa #ico #gdpr #migrants #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
VPNs help people stay safe and secure online.
If adults use them to by-pass ID checks, it's because they don't trust unregulated age verification providers with their data.
We mustn't bulldoze cybersecurity with another authoritarian attack on the open Internet.
Sign the petition #ProtectVPNs in the UK ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
#vpn #socialmediaban #ageverification #ukpolitics #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
We must ban the use of AI tools in the UK asylum process.
There are ways to clear the backlog of asylum cases and raise standards. These tools aren't the answer.
The government must not automate the hostile environment.
Write to your MP ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
#RefugeeWeek #asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Sign the petition: Ban Al Tools in Asylum
action.openrightsgroup.org/ ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
We welcome today's UK High Court ruling on Palestine Action.
The proscription not only criminalised political #protest but had far-reaching consequences for free speech online and counter terrorism programmes like #Prevent.
The government must change the Terrorism Act so future ones don't make similar proscriptions with worse consequences.
With the ban still in place, we need to hear how Ofcom expects platforms to remove #PalestineAction content.
The UK needs digital sovereignty to keep our communications, banking, energy, travel and healthcare systems secure.
If we stay dependent on foreign tech firms for our digital infrastructure, the UK risks its independence and resilience.
Sign our petition ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty
Hidden within the UK Online Safety Act is the spy clause that threatens encryption on messaging apps.
As ORG's James Baker says, Ofcom "may be waiting to see what happens in Europe with the Chat Control proposal, because it’s quite hard for the UK to go alone.”
We spoke to Computer Weekly about some of the privacy threats coming up in 2026 ⬇️
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636751/Privacy-will-be-under-unprecedented-attack-in-2026
#e2ee #encryption #ofcom #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol
Expanding facial recognition without proper safeguards in place puts our rights on the back foot.
We should be able to walk down the street without being ID’d at every step.
The UK Parliament must wake up and halt the march of this tech with its questionable accuracy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r7pwpgeweo
#facialrecognition #police #policing #ukpolitics ukpol #surveillance #privacy
Say No to Digital ID 🚫
Nearly 3 million people signed the petition against Digital ID. Next Monday, MPs will debate this 4th largest petition in British history.
Tell your MP (UK) to attend the debate and stop digital surveillance.
Use our tool ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-attend-debate-digital-ids
#NotoDigitalID #DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #ID
At a whopping £1.8 billion, Digital ID is costly to the UK taxpayer and our rights.
This divisive scheme wasn't on Labour’s manifesto. It’s the last thing this government should be embarking on during a cost of living crisis.
The whole thing needs to be binned.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/digital_id_cost/
#NotoDigitalID #DigitalID #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol
Can a toddler be a terrorist?
A shocking new report has found that babies and toddlers have been referred to the UK's controversial counter-terrorism scheme Prevent hundreds of times since 2016.
ORG has shown that data collected under the Prevent programme is widely shared and retained for years even when referrals are marked ‘no further action’. Lives are being impacted from an absurdly young age.
Read more from Hyphen:
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/11/12/babies-referred-to-prevent-counter-terror-islamist/
UK politics, digital ID [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Dear Estonian government: could you please schedule an embarassing leak of all digital ID records for sometime in the next few weeks? That would really help us out.Censorship creeps onwards 🤐
Ignoring issues with the UK Online Safety Act, the government is using Henry VIII powers to engulf more content.
Aimed at blocking 'self-harm' content, algorithms will misidentify support resources and content will vanish behind age gates.
https://www.digit.fyi/uk-gov-to-toughen-online-safety-act-against-self-harm-content/
#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
The cybersecurity wrecking ball is turning to VPNs ‼️
It's dangerous to attack a tool that can help to keep adults and children safe online.
Age-gating this tech for UK users would increase cybercrime and put under 18s at a greater risk of predators.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn438z3ejxyo
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #VPN #cybersecurity #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol
"No matter your age, the [UK] Online Safety Act will restrict the content available to you online.”
“Adults are being forced to hand over information to unregulated age verification providers in order to get the uncensored version of social media apps such as X, Reddit and Bluesky.”
🗣️ ORG's Sara Chitseko.
https://theface.com/society/online-safety-act-palestine-young-voters-democracy-uk-politics
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification #freedomofexpression #privacy