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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...
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...
Pre-Crime Programme Manager
Open Rights Group (ORG) is recruiting for a Pre-Crime Programme Manager The Pre-Crime Programme Manager leads our work on predictive policing and surveillance within the criminal legal system and…
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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...
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...
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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
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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
🔗⏬
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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
🔗⏬
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...
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...
ORG London Meet-up
You wake up tomorrow and the UK government, your bank, or our hospital systems is offline.
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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...
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...
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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...
I am calling for a UK digital sovereignty strategy. Write to your MP! action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act
Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant o...
action.openrightsgroup.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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...
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-...
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-...
Give a bit, they’ll take a megabyte: Data Protection Then and Now
Data Protection Day 2026 As the Center for Democracy and Technology reports, “In what state officials have described as a “ransom note”, the Department of Justice over the weekend reissued demands…
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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-...
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...
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...
Pre-Crime Programme Manager
Open Rights Group (ORG) is recruiting for a Pre-Crime Programme Manager The Pre-Crime Programme Manager leads our work on predictive policing and surveillance within the criminal legal system and…
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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...
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...
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...
ORG Manchester Meet-Up
Our team will be in Manchester at the end of the month and we thought we would organise a little informal meet-up with local supporters and ORG’s team.
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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...
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...
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...
Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act
Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant…
action.openrightsgroup.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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...
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.
“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.
For decades, rather than prioritising domestic investment in its technology sector, the UK has largely opted for the easier route: relying on US technology
We take a look at how dangerous this is now, in a special report on national security 👇
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
We take a look at how dangerous this is now, in a special report on national security 👇
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
January 23, 2026 at 11:32 AM
“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.
“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.
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We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy.
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy.
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
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...
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...
Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act
Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant…
action.openrightsgroup.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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...
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...
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...
Under-16 social media ban would expand age-gating for millions and silence young people
The UK government has launched a public consultation into imposing a blanket ban on social media for under-16s.
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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...
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...
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...
Stop the "Kill Switch": Demand the UK takes back control of our technology.
From the NHS to our energy grid, we are too reliant on US tech. Help us demand digital independence.
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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...
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...
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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/
January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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-...
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-...
Techno-Permacrisis
Musk’s latest venture, image generation in Grok that until Wednesday lacked any guardrails to prevent the production of child abuse images and non-consensual sexual images, provoked an Ofcom…
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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-...
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...
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...
UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans
Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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...
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-...
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-...
Saving time, risking lives: Government uses AI tools to inform asylum decisions
The automation of the hostile environment continues with the Home Office rolling out the use of AI in the asylum decision-making process.
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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-...
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...
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...
Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy | Computer Weekly
UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology s...
www.computerweekly.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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...
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...
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...
Privacy will be under unprecedented attack in 2026 | Computer Weekly
The UK and Europe are ramping up opposition to encryption and stepping up surveillance of private communications. Here is what to expect this year.
www.computerweekly.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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...
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...
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...
Stop Trump’s Kill Switch: secure our Digital Sovereignty
Imagine waking up tomorrow and finding the UK government, your bank, or even our hospital systems suddenly offline. Not because of hackers, but because a foreign company, or a foreign leader decided…
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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...
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...
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...
Pre-Crime Programme Manager
Open Rights Group (ORG) is recruiting for a Pre-Crime Programme Manager The Pre-Crime Programme Manager leads our work on predictive policing and surveillance within the criminal legal system and…
www.openrightsgroup.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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...
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-...
We need Digital Sovereignty so the rug can't be pulled out from under us.
#cybersecurity
www.digit.fyi/open-rights-...
Open Rights Group Urges UK to Ditch US Tech in Data Sovereignty Push
ORG is calling on the UK to use the cyber bill as an opportunity to further the UK's digital sovereignty and ditch US tech companies.
www.digit.fyi
January 7, 2026 at 9:15 AM
“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-...
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...
🗣️ James Baker on ORG's call for #DigitalSovereignty.
www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/u...
UK urged to cut out US Big Tech for sake of digi sovereignty
: Campaigners say Britain's dependence on Big Tech leaves critical systems exposed to political pressure
www.theregister.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
"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...
🗣️ 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...
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.
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The US Could Shut Down the UK Overnight #britishpolitics #uk #usa #politics
Read more here: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/digital-sovereignty-briefing-on-the-cybersecurity-bill/
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January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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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...
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...
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...
Cybersecurity Bill: ORG calls on MPs to reduce UK reliance on US tech companies
Open Rights Group has called on MPs to implement a digital sovereignty strategy to reduce the UK’s reliance on US tech companies, such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Palantir, for its digital…
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January 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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...
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...