Enforcement officers in Hull say abuse and inappropriate behaviour has become their "normal".

Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert

Join the #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition in Bristol as we explore how AI and ‘crime-predicting’ technologies are currently being used by Avon and Somerset Police, the harms and risks of their continu...

What the Greens can do to escape Big Tech Trump has given every country the means, motive and opportunity to build a new, good Internet, free from the geopolitical imperatives America foisted on the…

After the CICC threatened Discord and Reddit to set up a presence in the Philippines in 24 hours or else face consequences, accessing Discord has become dodgy. We can confirm that Discord is blocked…

Join the #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition in Manchester as we explore how AI and ‘crime-predicting’ technologies are currently being used by Greater Manchester Police, the harms and risks of their con...

Join the #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition in Manchester as we explore how AI and ‘crime-predicting’ technologies are currently being used by Greater Manchester Police, the harms and risks of their con...

Public-Sector Technology Exit and Collaborative Open Source Open Rights Group (ORG) is seeking an independent consultant or small consultancy to help produce an accessible report for UK government dep...

Join the #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition in London as we explore how AI and ‘crime-predicting’ technologies are currently being used by the Met, the harms and risks of their continues roll out, and w...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says technology platforms will have to prove they are safe before children can access them.

Big tech and governments are walling off the open internet. We oppose restrictions and advance alternatives that protect people and their rights.

Public-Sector Technology Exit and Collaborative Open Source Open Rights Group (ORG) is seeking an independent consultant or small consultancy to help produce an accessible report for UK government dep...

Join the #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition in London as we explore how AI and ‘crime-predicting’ technologies are currently being used by the Met, the harms and risks of their continues roll out, and w...

Phone and tablet users will be required to verify their ages with credit card or official ID under government plans to prevent under-18s viewing nude images.  The government is to introduce legislatio...

The Government’s proposals to prevent under 18s from creating or sharing nude images aim to address serious issues such as sextortion, grooming, and abuse.

UK public sector has awarded more than 2,000 contracts for AI-related projects in past eight years, analysis found

About the report The report finds that the UK’s adoption of AI is a key part of state strategy that appears to be principally motivated by improving economic performance and bolstering innovation.

The public is wary of UK government surveillance powers that require technology companies to build ‘backdoors’ to access encrypted communications, according to a poll of 2,000 people in the UK by a…

Reform UK said GDPR has “strangled small businesses and tech firms.”

This autumn, the #SafetyNotSurveillance coalition will host a series of community townhalls in London, Manchester and Bristol – bringing the public together to discuss the impacts of AI tools and ‘cri...

Nidia Webb, who is legally settled in UK, falls foul of ‘known issue’ with Home Office’s digitised immigration process

Youth groups have warned the Prime Minister the plans could lead young people to less regulated parts of the internet.

Over 10,000 people were referred to the Prevent programme between October 2024 to September 2025, according to the government’s latest figures.

The Home Office says the 10-year-high in referrals could be due to the 2024 Southport attacks.

Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’

For too long, Britain has served Big Tech billionaires at the expense of ordinary people. We spoke to leading tech campaigners to set out a blueprint for Burnham.

I was recently invited to give a keynote on Public Data Cultures at a research symposium on Digital Sovereignty Across Disciplines at the Sussex Humanities Lab, University of Sussex.

Incoming PM will reallocate unspecified resources from unpopular plan to helping with cost of living

Following the conclusion of an internal HR process, the Information Commissioner is on garden leave, before his final exit.

In collaboration with Open Rights Group, Open Net Korea, Stop Killing Games, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Index on Censorship, this event brings toget...

Exclusive: UK’s data regulator failing to hold the government to account for breaches, campaigners say

Midnight to 6am block on some apps is latest stage of Labour’s bid to protect young people from online harms

By James Baker, Platform Power and Free Expression Program Manager at the Open Rights Group. As a child, I remember journeys before screens were commonplace. Sitting with my head against the cool…

The UK’s over reliance on a small number of foreign technology companies is putting our economy, security and democracy at risk.

Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’

20 immigration, data protection, and human rights organisations have asked the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee to investigate the Information Commissioner’s Office’s…