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<div id="mw-content-text" dir="ltr" lang="en" class=""><p class="">This is ORG's Policy Update for the week beginning 07/05/2018.
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<h2 class=""><span id="ORG.E2.80.99s_work" class="">ORG’s work</span></h2>
<ul class=""><li class="">A huge thank you to everyone who helped out by donating to our <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/immigrationexemption/" class="">CrowdJustice fundraiser</a>
for legal fees to fight the Immigration Exemption in the Data
Protection Bill. We hit our initial target of £10,000 in just over 24
hours, and are well on our way to hitting our stretch goal of £30,000!</li>
<li class="">This week ORG welcomes Arjun Datta Majumdar as a volunteer! Arjun
will be with us until the beginning of July, and will be looking into
the regulation of the use of biometrics across Scotland, and
specifically questioning the effect of the absence of an independent
commissioner in the area.</li>
<li class="">ORG are participating in City University's summer placement scheme, and are taking on two full-time students from June 1.</li></ul>
<h2 class=""><span id="Official_meetings" class="">Official meetings</span></h2>
<ul class=""><li class="">Ed Johnson-Williams and Javier Ruiz attended two days of
research workshops run with Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design.
The workshops explored how developers working for Internet of Things
startups understand the ethical considerations that go into making their
products. This is part of the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://virteuproject.eu/" class="">VIRT-EU project</a>, where ORG is a partner.</li>
<li class="">Matthew Rice met with Disability Equality Scotland to discuss
electronic voting and accessibility needs for disabled people living in
Scotland.</li></ul>
<h2 class=""><span id="UK_Parliament" class="">UK Parliament</span></h2>
<h3 class=""><span id="Data_Protection_Bill" class="">Data Protection Bill</span></h3><p class="">The Data Protection Bill was passed through the remaining stages in
the House of Commons on Wednesday evening. The House of Lords will next
consider amendments made to the Bill on Monday 14 May.
</p><p class="">Transcripts of the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-05-09/debates/CE43B0ED-87D3-4F63-B8A4-2A66964790C2/DataProtectionBill(Lords)" class="">Report stage</a> and the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-05-09/debates/CE43B0ED-87D3-4F63-B8A4-2A66964790C2/DataProtectionBill(Lords)#contribution-F5C226F3-7B8A-4CD3-A8BC-14A7EE4598E1" class="">Third Reading</a>.
</p><p class="">During the Report stage, MPs discussed the fate of the
Immigration Exemption (Schedule 2 Paragraph 4). Labour, Lib Dems, SNP
and Green Party all supported an amendment which would remove the
exemption from the Bill. The Government tabled their own amendment which
would alter the exemption but cause no practical change to how broad
the application of the exemption would be.
</p><p class="">When pressed to a vote, the opposition amendment was voted down
and the Government amendment was voted in. Following this development,
Open Rights Group and the3million decided to go ahead with a legal
challenge to remove the exemption from the Bill once it becomes law. In
order to do this, we launched a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/immigrationexemption" class="">crowd funding campaign</a>.
</p><p class="">You can read a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://tech.newstatesman.com/guest-opinion/data-protection-bill-open-rights-group-legal-challenge" class="">piece from Jim Killock</a> on why we this it is necessary to challenge the exemption in courts.
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<h2 class=""><span id="ORG_media_coverage" class="">ORG media coverage</span></h2><p class=""><i class="">See <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/ORG_Press_Coverage" title="ORG Press Coverage" class="">ORG Press Coverage</a> for full details.</i>
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<dl class=""><dt class="">2018-05-10-New Statesman-<a rel="nofollow" href="http://tech.newstatesman.com/guest-opinion/data-protection-bill-open-rights-group-legal-challenge" class="">Jim Killock: why we’re taking the government to court over the Data Protection Bill</a></dt>
<dd class="">Author: Jim Killock</dd>
<dd class="">Summary: Op-ed by Jim Killock about ORG's CrowdJustice fundraising
campaign to challenge the Immigration Exemption in the Data Protection
Bill.</dd>
<dd class="">Topics: <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_Protection" title="Data Protection" class="">Data Protection</a></dd>
<dt class="">2018-05-09-Gizmodo UK-<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/05/open-rights-group-is-taking-the-government-to-court-over-immigrant-data-access-exemptions/" class="">Open Rights Group is Taking the Government to Court Over Immigrant Data Access Exemptions</a></dt>
<dd class="">Author: Tom Pritchard</dd>
<dd class="">Summary: Jim quoted in an article about ORG's CrowdJustice
fundraising campaign to challenge the Immigration Exemption in the Data
Protection Bill.</dd>
<dd class="">Topics: <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_Protection" title="Data Protection" class="">Data Protection</a></dd>
<dt class="">2018-05-09-The Guardian-<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/09/judicial-review-government-plan-deny-immigrants-data-access" class="">Ministers risk judicial review of plan to deny immigrants data access</a></dt>
<dd class="">Author: Lisa O'Carroll</dd>
<dd class="">Summary: Article about ORG's CrowdJustice fundraising campaign to
challenge the Immigration Exemption in the Data Protection Bill.</dd>
<dd class="">Topics: <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_Protection" title="Data Protection" class="">Data Protection</a></dd>
<dt class="">2018-05-09-The Guardian-<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/09/data-rules-threaten-last-avenue-used-in-thousands-of-immigration-cases" class="">Data rules threaten 'last avenue' used in thousands of immigration cases</a></dt>
<dd class="">Author: Owen Bowcott</dd>
<dd class="">Summary: Article about the Immigration Exemption in the Data Protection Bill. Mentions ORG and our CrowdJustice campaign.</dd>
<dd class="">Topics: <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_Protection" title="Data Protection" class="">Data Protection</a></dd>
<dt class="">2018-05-08-The Register-<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/08/bbfc_website_age_verification_consultation/" class="">UK age-checking smut overlord won't be able to handle the pressure – critics</a></dt>
<dd class="">Author: Rebecca Hill</dd>
<dd class="">Summary: ORG quoted in an article about age verification,
questioning whether the BBFC have the capacity to deal with the role
they have been assigned.</dd>
<dd class="">Topics: <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Online_age_verification" title="Online age verification" class="">Online age verification</a></dd>
<dt class="">2018-05-08-Gizmodo UK-<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/05/isp-internet-filters-cock-up-again-block-disney-sites-internet-safety-tips-and-more/" class="">ISP Internet Filters Cock Up Again, Block Disney Sites, Internet Safety Tips, and More</a></dt>
<dd class="">Author: Tom Pritchard</dd>
<dd class="">Summary: ORG and Blocked! mentioned in an article about the failings
of adult content filters. Mostly based on original TorrentFreak
article.</dd>
<dd class="">Topics: <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Internet_censorship" title="Internet censorship" class="">Internet censorship</a></dd>
<dt class="">2018-05-05-BoingBoing-<a rel="nofollow" href="https://boingboing.net/2018/05/05/disney-considered-harmful.html" class="">Britain's Great Firewall blocks access to official Disney sites, internet safety guides, VPNs, and coding sites for kids</a></dt>
<dd class="">Author: Cory Doctorow</dd>
<dd class="">Summary: ORG and Blocked! mentioned in an article about the failings
of adult content filters. Mostly based on original TorrentFreak
article.</dd>
<dd class="">Topics: <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Internet_censorship" title="Internet censorship" class="">Internet censorship</a></dd>
<dt class="">2018-05-05-TorrentFreak-<a rel="nofollow" href="https://torrentfreak.com/uk-internet-filters-block-disney-sites-internet-safety-tips-and-more-180505/" class="">UK Internet Filters Block Disney Sites, Internet Safety Tips, and More</a></dt>
<dd class="">Author: Ernesto</dd>
<dd class="">Summary: ORG and Blocked! mentioned in an article about the failings of adult content filters.</dd>
<dd class="">Topics: <a href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Internet_censorship" title="Internet censorship" class="">Internet censorship</a></dd></dl>
<h2 class=""><span id="ORG_Staff_Details" class="">ORG Staff Details</span></h2><p class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff" class="">Staff Contact Page</a>
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<ul class=""><li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:jim@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Jim Killock</a></b>, Executive Director</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:javier@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Javier Ruiz</a></b>, Policy Director</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:martha@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Martha Dark</a></b>, Chief Operations Officer</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:matthew@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Matthew Rice</a></b>, Scotland Director</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:myles@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Myles Jackman</a></b>, Legal Director</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:mike@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Mike Morel</a></b>, Campaign Manager</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ed@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Ed Johnson-Williams</a></b>, Policy and Research Officer</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:slavka@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Slavka Bielikova</a></b>, Policy Officer</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:alex.haydock@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Alex Haydock</a></b>, Legal Officer</li>
<li class=""><b class=""><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:lee@openrightsgroup.org" class="">Lee Maguire</a></b>, Tech</li></ul>
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