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Expert questions TalkTalk's HomeSafe service

...the TalkTalk network and TalkTalk's customer data." Digital rights organisation the Open Rights Group has published a legal analysis (PDF) on its website that... Read more

11 May, 2011 by Ben Woods

Yahoo and eBay plead with Vaizey for UK net neutrality

...Organisations ranging from eBay, Skype and Yahoo to the Open Rights Group, Consumer Focus and Which? have written to communications minister Ed... Read more

3 December, 2010 by David Meyer
Activists, artists review state of digital rights

Activists, artists review state of digital rights

...On Saturday, ZDNet UK attended the first ORGCon, a conference of the Open Rights Group that is expected to become an annual event. About 450... Read more

28 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Open Rights Group calls for digital act code reboot

...ISPs should ultimately identify repeat infringers to rights holders. On Thursday, the Open Rights Group called for a halt to the consultation, saying it is... Read more

23 July, 2010 by David Meyer

BT given two weeks to block Newzbin2

BT has 14 days to cut off customers' access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2 and pay costs, the judge has said in a copyright infringement case brought by six US film studios Read more

26 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Industry sparks inquiry into UK copyright reform

...original review. The deadline for the written submissions is 5 September.The Open Rights Group (ORG), which was an enthusiastic supporter of Hargreaves's recommendations... Read more

17 August, 2011 by David Meyer

UN report calls for review of UK copyright crackdown

...and the right to freedom of expression". On Thursday, the UK's Open Rights Group (ORG) said it was writing to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt... Read more

2 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Europe ready to overhaul data-retention law

...with a view to proposing an improved legal framework". Report 'whitewash' The Open Rights Group (ORG), which has campaigned against the directive alongside other digital... Read more

18 April, 2011 by David Meyer

LSE report attacks Digital Economy Act ahead of review

...as infringing copyright does not necessarily mean the subscriber did it. The Open Rights Group (ORG) was one of the loudest voices opposing the act... Read more

22 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Nominet makes formal call for Soca takedown views

...to make the internet more trusted," said Bradley. Digital rights organisation the Open Rights Group (ORG) said that criminal websites should be taken down, but... Read more

10 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Ofcom to review site-blocking in Digital Economy Act

...unlawfully downloading and sharing copyrighted content. Peter Bradwell, copyright campaigner for the Open Rights Group (ORG), welcomed the culture secretary's move, which the government... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Ben Woods

Google gets OK to delete Street View Wi-Fi data

...investigate the organisations it suspects of breaching data protection law, according to Open Rights Group director Jim Killock. "The ICO's hand needs to be... Read more

22 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Government favours light regulation on net neutrality

...good for business, good for the economy, and good for people". However, Open Rights Group chief Jim Killock responded by saying the government seemed to... Read more

17 November, 2010 by David Meyer

Mobile operators confirm Tor block

The Open Rights Group has complained that some UK mobile operators are currently blocking... Read more

24 January, 2012

Groups rally against Nominet take-down push

...The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has joined the Open Rights Group and London Internet Exchange (Linx) in resisting a proposal by... Read more

24 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

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