In our latest Migrant Digital Justice Newsletter we covered all things eVisa and its overall dreadfulness. Plus, the launch of our digital rights toolkit with @positiveactionh.bsky.social. Sign up for updates on how tech is being used in immigration ⬇️ action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-orgs-mi...

We welcome today's High Court ruling on Palestine Action. The proscription not only criminalised political protest but had far-reaching consequences for freedom of expression online, and for the implementation of counter terrorism programmes such as Prevent. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Your phone is a goldmine for adtech brokers. A key step to stopping surveillance advertising starts with preventing 3rd party access to the personal data generated on your personal device. ✅️ Turn off ad tracking in your phone settings. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

Your apps can be leaky when it comes to online advertising. Taking steps to limit the data that's collected and sold on to third parties for targeted ads is essential to protect your privacy. ✅️ Limit the data collected on your apps. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

Use a burner email address to #StopStalkerAds. ORG's investigation into Liveramp showed that adtech systems combine online and offline identifiers to profile people for advertising. ✅️ Use disposable email adresses when you're creating accounts online. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-...

To consent or pay... that is the price tag on our privacy. We have the right to opt-out of being tracked and profiled. But Meta says you have to cough up to #StopStalkerAds. There should be an option that doesn't process personal data to use their services. www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/to-cons...

The Green MPs have written to the Cabinet Secretary urging an investigation into "Palantir's vice-like grip on our Government" and the role played by disgraced Peter Mandelson in brokering it. All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.

Stop before setting up a new account using your Google, Facebook or Apple sign-in. This gives 3rd party sites access to information connected to your account that could be sold on. ✅️ Create a new account with a separate email/password. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

What have passwords got to do with cookies? Opting for 'remember me' when logging into sites uses persistent session cookies that allow your behaviour to be tracked over a long time. ✅️ Use a password manager to log-in quickly each time. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

Want something. Google it? Your search history paints a rich picture for companies to target you with ads. So what you use should provide privacy protections. ✅️ Use a privacy-friendly default search engine on your browser and device. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

I've been reading three books as background to @openrightsgroup's #digitalsovereignty work. They have really helped focus my thinking on the topic. None are about the digital economy as such.

The questions the UK Government needs to answer over Mandelson, Palantir and Big Tech: www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/02/06/u...

We all get cookie banner fatigue. And that's the point – companies want you to hit 'accept all' and feed the Adtech beast. So making it easier to reject cookies is key to protecting your privacy. ✅️ Add extensions to your browser. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

Absolutely this @sianberry.bsky.social Don’t let the lights go out on our digital infrastructure. We need open source, interoperable systems that are in our control. Tell your MP to support the early day motion ⬇️ action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...

What ads you see online is driven by cookies that track your activities on the Internet. So which browser you use is an important choice when thinking about privacy. ✅️ That's why you should pick one that blocks ads and online trackers. ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-... #StopStalkerAds

Your data fuels the bidding war for ad space 🤑 What you do online is tracked, packaged and shared with Adtech companies to feed you targeted adverts. It's time to put privacy over profits ✊️ You can push back with ORG's top tips to #StopStalkerAds ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-to-...

A piggy bank – that's all the UK is to Palantir, Amazon and other US firms. They flog us AI slop to 'revolutionise' government. We get locked-in to years of £billion contracts with Mandelson's prints all over them. Sign the UK Digital Sovereignty petition ⬇️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

How does a click turn into a digital stalker? It's the work of the Adtech industry that feasts on our cookies to sell ads. This system automatically shares our data profiles with companies thousands of times a second across millions of sites. Read more ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-do-...

JOB ALERT 🎯 ORG is looking for a talented and passionate Programme Manager. You'll be responsible for our work on predictive policing and surveillance within the criminal legal system and counter-terrorism policy. 🗓️ Closes 2 February @9am Apply now ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/pre-crime-pr...

NEW Nerve investigation reveals extent of Palantir's enmeshment in UK state operations Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert 🔗⏬

We had our social in Manchester last night, catching up with supporters. Fancy another one? We’ll be in London next Monday. Come along, chat on and hear about our campaign for UK digital sovereignty. 🗓️ 2 Feb 🕕 6:30-8:30pm 📍Newspeak House, E2 7DG Sign up ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-l...

With Trump’s increasing belligerence, the UK urgently needs to establish digital sovereignty. Our country’s day-to-day functions should not rely on a handful of US-based tech giants. I am calling for a UK digital sovereignty strategy. Write to your MP! action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...

For Data Protection Day 2026, we're taking you from Ancient Rome to now. Our rights expanded in the Information Age to include the electronic body. Data is our DNA. But now protections are shrinking, while surveillance becomes industrialised. Read more ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/give-a-...

JOB ALERT 🎯 ORG is looking for a talented and passionate Programme Manager. You'll be responsible for our work on predictive policing and surveillance within the criminal legal system and counter-terrorism policy. 🗓️ Closes 2 February @9am Apply now ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/pre-crime-pr...

Manchester calling! 📣 Why not come along to our meet-up on Wednesday to find out the latest on our campaigns and get to know each other? 🗓️ Wednesday 28 January 🕕 6:00–8:00pm GMT 📍 The Peer Hat, M1 1BE Sign up now ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-m...

Even secure systems are fragile if the plug can be plugged from a distance. In an upended world, the threat is real. That's why we need to steel our digital infrastructure against foreign political interference. Tell your MP to back #DigitalSovereignty ⬇️ action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...

“We’re living in a time where it seems like it’s a less secure international order.” “At which point you kind of have to think, well, can we trust that these systems are always going to be there and always be something we can rely on?” 🗣️ ORG’s James Baker on the need for UK #DigitalSovereignty.

We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy. Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼 action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...

America sneezes. We catch a cold. And the UK is overexposed. As long as foreign tech runs our digital infrastructure, our systems can be used as leverage or disrupted on Trump's say so. Tell your MP to support the motion for #DigitalSovereignty ⬇️ action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-governm...

Banning social media for under-16s is on the cards in the UK. Age verification is the only way to do this, meaning millions will have to hand over sensitive data. This industry lacks effective regulation. An U16s ban would multiply existing privacy risks. www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releas...

It’s clear that Trump is willing to extort the world for what he wants. Being reliant on US tech firms for our digital infrastructure means the UK is exposed to having our systems switched off from afar. We need digital sovereignty now. Sign the petition ⬇️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Forty years ago, 21 people gathered for the first meeting of what became the IETF. Today, nearly 8000 IETF participants from around the world collaborate in more than 100 working groups and every day billions of people use technologies developed in the IETF. https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf-40/

This can't go on 🚨 Musk and his AI indecency engine shows we must shift power away from Big Tech. Unless we regulate AI, break monopolies with competition and push for #DigitalSovereignty, the UK could be forever locked in a techno-permacrisis. Read more ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/techno-...

The climbdown over mandatory Digital ID is a victory for ORG and other groups that warned of the threats to everyone's civil liberties. BUT questions still remain. Despite this latest U-turn, neither the scheme nor the giant pricetag have gone away entirely. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The digital hostile environment spreads with AI in the asylum process. AI isn't neutral. It can be easily tweaked to produce preferred results. Alongside the Home Office's ever-increasing hostile narratives, we ask how can migrants trust such automation? www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/saving-...

Foreign States have used their control over digital infrastructure to wield power. Even historic allies aren’t reliable. The future doesn’t need to be orange. We need #DigitalSovereignty in the UK to keep our systems running. Read more about our campaign ⬇️ www.computerweekly.com/news/3666371...

Hidden within the 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.” www.computerweekly.com/news/3666367...

Our systems aren't secure if foreign powers can pull the plug. The UK is dangerously reliant on a few foreign tech companies for critical digital infrastructure. We need open-source systems that we can control. Sign the petition for #DigitalSovereignty ⬇️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

We're hiring for Pre-Crime Programme Manager 🚀 ORG's looking for a passionate and effective advocate to lead our work on predictive policing and surveillance within the criminal legal system and counter-terrorism. 🗓️ Closes 9am Mon 2 February. Apply now ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/pre-crime-pr...

“Just as relying on one country for the UK’s energy needs would be risky and irresponsible, so is overreliance on US companies to supply the bulk of our digital infrastructure." We need Digital Sovereignty so the rug can't be pulled out from under us. #cybersecurity www.digit.fyi/open-rights-...

"Now more than ever, the UK needs to build and protect sovereignty over its digital infrastructure, and not leave itself vulnerable to the policies and actions of foreign powers such as the US and China." 🗣️ James Baker on ORG's call for #DigitalSovereignty. www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/u...

With friends like these... Being overexposed to unpredictable foreign powers is hardly secure. Relying on US tech companies for our digital infrastructure means essential services could be compromised. We need #DigitalSovereignty in the Cybersecurity Bill. www.youtube.com/shorts/mC3Bl...

We need a Digital Sovereignty strategy to reduce our reliance on US tech companies. The Cybersecurity Bill is in Parliament TODAY. MPs must ensure our digital infrastructure isn't vulnerable to policies and actions of foreign powers like the US and China. www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releas...

Today, the UK watches and remains as quiet as possible regarding #trump and his dismantling of the international rule of law. Tomorrow, Parliament will debate the #cybersecurity and Resilience Bill at second reading. https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4035/stages

January blues? 😩 One way to get through it is with a good book. So ORG is giving away a signed copy of Enshittification by Cory Doctorow for one lucky winner! Enter the competition by 5 January ⬇️ action.openrightsgroup.org/win-copy-ens...

Happy New Year ✨ This year, why not join ORG in the fight to protect digital rights 🦾 Becoming a member helps us to campaign, lobby, go to court – whatever it takes to challenge restrictions to our human rights. Join the movement today ⬇️ www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

Digital ID will be one of the biggest stories of 2026. And ORG is ready to fight 🦾 This year, we gave written and oral evidence to the Select Committee. We highlighted the risks that these plans pose to privacy and civil liberties. Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releas... #ORG2025

ORG partnered with @positiveactionh.bsky.social to produce a toolkit for migrants to know their data rights ✊ We're empowering people to find out what organisations know about them, to correct errors and make a complaint. Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/publications... #ORG2025

2025: The year of the UK's new Data Act 🫠 ORG battled to protect our right to human review over automated decisions, to block Big Tech influence, increase accountability of the data watchdog and strengthen electoral integrity. Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releas... #ORG2025

2025 has seen sneaky attempts to break encryption. ORG was there to fight back 🔒 We resisted the attempt to force a backdoor into Apple encryption. We’ll keep fighting until the dangerous powers that remain on the books are gone. Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/sav... #ORG2025