One of the "innovations" I hate most are cameras on phones. Don't debate me, I am prepared to die on this hill!

Please don't take pictures of people without their consent!

Please don't point your phone's camera at other people's faces, even when you're not taking pictures!

And please remind those who are not using their phone's camera responsibly why they should!

Thank you for caring about everyone's privacy!
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#privacy #DataProtection

One of the "innovations" I hate most are cameras on phones. Don't debate me, I am prepared to die on this hill!

Please don't take pictures of people without their consent!

Please don't point your phone's camera at other people's faces, even when you're not taking pictures!

And please remind those who are not using their phone's camera responsibly why they should!

Thank you for caring about everyone's privacy!
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#privacy #DataProtection

Give yourself the gift that keeps on giving this Xmas 🎄

Subscribe to ORG's newsletter!

We'll keep you updated on everything that's going on with your digital rights in the UK. From campaign updates to events and how to get involved, we've got you covered.

Sign up now ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-up-for-org-email-updates

#DigitalRights #humanrights #privacy #dataprotection #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #newsletter

Aaaand that's a wrap on 2025 🙃

From eVisas and crime-predicting tech to Stalker Ads and the UK Online Safety Act, ORG has fought for digital rights all the way.

With Digital ID, encryption battles and more ahead, it's time for a recap.

Check out #ORG2025 ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/org-end-of-year-review-2025/

#digitalrights #privacy #freedomofexpression #dataprotection #surveillance #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol

If you're planning to give your child a phone for Christmas, please do not install any monitoring apps on it!

I know, you're just trying to protect them. As you should! But if we accustom children to constantly being monitored, they won't protest surveillance once they become adults.

So please, teach them to use technology responsibly, even when Big Parent isn't watching!

Thank you, and have a great time with your loved ones!
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#privacy #DataProtection

If you're planning to give your child a phone for Christmas, please do not install any monitoring apps on it!

I know, you're just trying to protect them. As you should! But if we accustom children to constantly being monitored, they won't protest surveillance once they become adults.

So please, teach them to use technology responsibly, even when Big Parent isn't watching!

Thank you, and have a great time with your loved ones!
--
#privacy #DataProtection

Aaaand that's a wrap on 2025 🙃

From eVisas and crime-predicting tech to Stalker Ads and the UK Online Safety Act, ORG has fought for digital rights all the way.

With Digital ID, encryption battles and more ahead, it's time for a recap.

Check out #ORG2025 ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/org-end-of-year-review-2025/

#digitalrights #privacy #freedomofexpression #dataprotection #surveillance #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol

Give yourself the gift that keeps on giving this Xmas 🎄

Subscribe to ORG's newsletter!

We'll keep you updated on everything that's going on with your digital rights in the UK. From campaign updates to events and how to get involved, we've got you covered.

Sign up now ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-up-for-org-email-updates

#DigitalRights #humanrights #privacy #dataprotection #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #newsletter

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a group of digital literacy teachers about the privacy issues related to Microsoft, Google, and other big tech companies in education.

I couldn't have wished for a better audience! Still lots to do, but today was a start!

Want to protect children? Protect their privacy from techno-capitalism!
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#privacy #DataProtection #GDPR #education

UK data protection fine for password manager LastPass:

> Password manager provider fined £1.2m by ICO for data breach affecting up to 1.6 million people in the UK

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/12/password-manager-provider-fined/

#GDPR #DataProtection #LastPass

Digital ID could lead to “the worst data breach in UK government history”.

Despite fierce opposition, the UK government is embarking on a digital surveillance infrastructure that has fundamental cybersecurity holes in its foundations.

We must say #NotoDigitalID.

Read more about the whistleblower revelations ➡️ https://www.itv.com/news/2025-12-18/whistleblowers-raise-extreme-concern-about-security-of-governments-digital-id

#digitalid #dataprotection #cybersecurity #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol

📬 Newsletter Launch: Privacy & AI Law
I'm launching a weekly newsletter covering Privacy Law, Data Protection, AI Regulation, and Cybersecurity.
Issue #00 is out:
- CJEU ruling on marketplace data controllers
- EU Digital Omnibus & AI Act updates
- DSA enforcement (TikTok, X €120M fine)
- US privacy developments
- Cybersecurity & quantum-AI

📖 Read: https://www.nicfab.eu/en/newsletter/2025-12-09-issue-00/

📬 Subscribe: https://www.nicfab.eu/en/pages/newsletter/#subscribe-now

Every Tuesday. GDPR compliant.

#Privacy #GDPR #AIAct #DataProtection #Cybersecurity

The open letter also argues that the UK Home Office failed to assess or mitigate:

🔴 Risk of face images being used for matching, automated checks or shared with third parties that may combine them with other datasets.

🔴 Risks to people without smartphones or who are digitally excluded because of disability, their age or socio-economic reasons.

🔴 Risks to people subject to partner coercion.

#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice

The UK Home Office has failed migrants.

The eVisa scheme is founded on an incomplete and misleading Data Protection Impact Assessment, meaning foreseeable risks were not mitigated.

ORG has brought together 19 civil society groups to call on the ICO to formally investigate the resulting data protection breaches and accessibility issues.

Read our open letter ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/civil-society-urges-the-ico-to-investigate-the-home-offices-failing-evisa-system/

#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice

"“In its DPIA, the [UK] Home Office failed to assess the risks that a digital only scheme brings."

“If the Home Office had identified some of these risks [of the eVisa scheme], migrants may not have experienced the same levels of distress and hardship that we have seen over the last year."

"The Information Commissioner's Office must investigate.”

🗣️ @sarahalsherif for ORG.

#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice #ico

The open letter also argues that the UK Home Office failed to assess or mitigate:

🔴 Risk of face images being used for matching, automated checks or shared with third parties that may combine them with other datasets.

🔴 Risks to people without smartphones or who are digitally excluded because of disability, their age or socio-economic reasons.

🔴 Risks to people subject to partner coercion.

#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice