Protecting and promoting our digital rights in Birmingham and beyond.
Birmingham, England
Joined July 2015
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ORG Birmingham retweeted
With the #GeneralElection2019 campaigning in full swing, now's the perfect time to learn about election manipulation and disinformation. Join us for a screening of The Great Hack @BOMlab this Thursday at 6.30pm!
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ORG Birmingham retweeted
Come along on Thursday - free screening & workshop from 18:30....
Join us on next Thursday (5th Dec) at @BOMlab to view @thegreathackdoc - a doc on the Cambridge Analytica / Facebook data scandal. Free entry and refreshments! #cambridgeanalytica #thegreathack
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ORG Birmingham retweeted
Watch #ORGCon2019 LIVE TODAY on our Youtube livestream from 10am to 5pm!
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ORG Birmingham retweeted
We’re happy to announce that @openpgpjs, the open source encryption library we maintain and use in ProtonMail, has passed an independent security audit. protonmail.com/blog/openpgpj…
ORG Birmingham retweeted
Google acknowledged today that it continues to track users even after “Location History” is switched off. #dataprotection #privacy #surveillance apnews.com/ef95c6a91eeb4d8e9…
ORG Birmingham retweeted
The proposed rules for #ageverification (AV) on adult websites in the UK don’t have even the basic #privacy protections required for online credit card transactions. Give your MP some holiday homework by linking them to ORG’s full AV briefing. tweet.openrightsgroup.org/tw…
ORG Birmingham retweeted
Yesterday we launched our appeal challenging police forces’ refusal to disclose information on their purchase and use of #IMSIcatchers.
Read our blog to see how we have worked to get the police to be more transparent #freedomofinformation
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ORG Birmingham retweeted
NEW: Our view on the industry no-platforming of Infowars. Whatever you think of Infowars, this style of execution benefits no one.
This is a watershed moment for the information age.
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ORG Birmingham retweeted
In 2016 @TheBristolCable identified several police forces which had bought #IMSIcatchers. @privacyint sent freedom of information requests to them - and each force said it could “neither confirm nor deny” whether it held the requested info.
ORG Birmingham retweeted
Today was an important milestone for transparency on police surveillance after two year's worth of reporting and campaigning. There's more progress to be made but here's our take thebristolcable.org/2018/08/…
ORG Birmingham retweeted
Represented by Liberty, @privacyint is challenging police's refusal to disclose info on their purchase and use of #IMSI catchers - surveillance tools which trick everyone's phone into connecting with them and are then capable of extracting data.
libertyhumanrights.org.uk/ne…
ALT illustration of an IMSI catcher at work
ORG Birmingham retweeted
MPs will soon be asked to approve rules for mandatory #ageverification (AV) on adult websites in the UK, but proposed rules treat user #privacy as an afterthought. Give your MP some holiday homework by linking them to ORG’s full AV briefing. tweet.openrightsgroup.org/tw…
ORG Birmingham retweeted
‘It was 🎶20 years ago 🎵today’—-Happy Birthday ‘Hello Nasty’...so proud to be part of it! So many cool stories about these sessions.(1998,I put out my ‘Push the Button’album)....B-Boys win best video! watch Yauch speak his mind on national television!
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ORG Birmingham retweeted
The BBC read privacy policies so you don’t have to: tracking your phone's gyroscope, scanning your messages and giving your data to third-party companies - those are just some of the things you’ll find in there. @privacyint bbc.co.uk/news/business-4470…
ORG Birmingham retweeted
Just over £500 left to raise for our legal challenge with @The3Million against the immigration exemption. We’re taking a stand to preserve the right of access to data for millions of individuals. Will you stand with us? Via @CrowdJustice crowdjustice.com/case/immigr…
ORG Birmingham retweeted
Thank you @neilhimself, @stephenfry and @doctorow for standing up against #Article13 — your voice as creators is vital when the copyright lobby ask for bad things in your name #SaveYourInternet #DeleteArt13
ORG Birmingham retweeted
We did it! But now we must plan the next step: On August 26th, let's have a #SaveYourInternet action day to send the message: We will not accept a copyright reform that includes #uploadfilters or the #linktax. Are you in?
ORG Birmingham retweeted
This week's vote on Article 13 will have major consequences for free expression online. We need as many constituents as possible to tell UK MEPs to oppose the #CensorshipMachine. Please write your MEPs today. #DeleteArt13 #SaveYourInternet action.openrightsgroup.org/z…
ORG Birmingham retweeted
“Article 13 will create a ‘Robo-copyright’ regime, where machines zap anything they identify as breaking copyright rules
“While machines can spot Beyoncé songs, they can’t spot parodies, understand memes or make cultural judgements” said @jimkillock
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