Big Brother Watch and Open Rights Group are teaming up to bring together local campaigners, techies, and members of the public to spread digital privacy and empowerment through CryptoParties in Oxford!
If you recieved an email about this last week, please note the venue location has changed!
We've got a serious lineup of workshops and talks in store. See the programme here.
WORKSHOPS
Open Rights Group SARs workshop - Learn how to submit Subject Access Requests (SARs) to political parties to see what information they hold on you. (You'll need two forms of ID to properly submit a SAR, including one with a photo).
Who Targets Me - Learn how to install and operate the plug in that allows you to see who is targeting you with political ads.
DIY Guide to Feminist Cybersecurity by Julia Slupska.
Anonymity and Safety Online by Sarah Avouvi
Anonymity Swap Shop
TALKS
Open Rights Group on data abuse in the AdTech industry.
Big Brother Watch on the surveillance state and how to fight it
Julia Slupska on cybersecurity as a feminist issue.
Anders Sandberg on The transparent society: utopia, dystopia or just suburbia?
Max Van Kleek on Autonomy enhancing technologies
Make sure to bring a laptop or phone to take full advantage of the workshops. All are welcome to this FREE event.
Oxford is full of expertise on technology, rights, cybersecurity and privacy - but the city hasn't had a CryptoParty since 2016…! Therefore, Big Brother Watch and Open Rights Group are collaborating to bring together local campaigners, techies, and members of the public to have a CryptoParty in the hope local activists may continue to spread digital privacy and empowerment through CryptoParties!
Workshops so far will include:
Who Targets Me - Learn how to install and operate the plug in that allows you to see who is targeting you with political ads.
Open Rights Group SARs workshop - Learn how to easily submit Subject Access Requests (SARs) to political parties to see what information they hold on you. (You'll need two forms of ID to properly submit a SAR, including one with a photo).
Make sure to bring a laptop or phone to take full advantage of the workshops.
Targeting the targeters - Holding online ad systems to account for data abuse
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As a follow up from our last event where we heard from a digital marketing industry insider about how advertisers exploit personal data, we'll continue on the same theme to hear all about Open Rights Group's ongoing General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaints to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) about the real time bidding systems used by Google Ads and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
We'll also hear about highlights from ORGCon 2019 and get updates about ORG's ongoing campaigns.
Learn to protect yourself from companies tracking you on the Internet.
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Are you unhappy with the way companies track you online? Want to learn easy tips for a better, safer Internet experience?
Then join us Wednesday 19 June in Oxford to hear insider knowledge from a digital marketing expert and learn how to "opt out" of the corporate surveillance economy.
We’ll also hear from Open Rights Group about their work protecting the digital rights of UK residents.
All are welcome to this free event. All you need is a desire to protect your rights online.
We recommend bringing digital devices like laptops and mobile phones so you can use what you learn immediately.
Social media regulation vs. digital free expression
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Concerned about Government proposals to regulate social media platforms (and social media users)? Curious about the current state of digital censorship in the UK?
Then join us in Oxford for an evening with Open Rights Group executive director Jim Killock as he reviews new Government plans to address “online harms” from bullying to terrorism, and how it could impact your right to free expression online.
We’ll also discuss how you can make your voice heard by responding to the Government’s public consultation.
This is a free event and no experience is necessary. All are welcome!
Open Rights Group (ORG) exists to protect your rights in the digital world. We challenge the Government’s mass surveillance programme and stand up to Big Tech’s moves to control your personal data. With over 3,000 supporters across the UK, ORG has local activist groups in cities and towns across the UK.
Could new plans to make Britain "the safest place in the world to be online" have unintended consequences?
Hear from campaigns manager Mike Morel, legal officer Alex Haydock, and organiser Deepika Gudavalli about how the Government is pressuring social media companies to police speech online. Learn how heavy fines compel the roll out of not-so-smart filters that can silence free speech, and how murky definitions of 'harmful content' give social media companies unprecedented control over free expression.
No experience is necessary to attend this FREE event. All are welcome, please join us!
Join us at Oxford Hackspace for a night of lively discussion about protecting human rights in the digital age. We'll be joined by Campaigns Manager Mike Morel who will provide an overview of ORG's current and upcoming campaigns covering mass surveillance, digital privacy, data protection, free speech online, web blocking, automated censorship & more. But this meet up is also about YOU. We want to hear about the digital rights issues most important to you and what you'd like to see ORG do about them.
Absolutely no experience is necessary for this FREE event. All you need to bring is an interest in how technology affects society and personal freedom, and a desire to work for positive change.
Please try to arrive on time so as not to disrupt the meeting.
Oxhack is completely disabled accessible, but please phone 15 minutes ahead on[masked] as access is via a separate entrance.
The event is completely FREE but please do RSVP so we make sure to have a chair for you!
Lastly, if you'd like to learn more about Oxford Hackspace check out their Meetup page https://www.meetup.com/Oxford-Hackspace
Join us at Oxford Hackspace for a night of lively discussion about protecting human rights in the digital age. We'll be joined by Campaigns Manager Mike Morel who will provide an overview of ORG's current and upcoming campaigns covering mass surveillance, digital privacy, data protection, free speech online, web blocking, automated censorship & more. But this meet up is also about YOU. We want to hear about the digital rights issues most important to you and what you'd like to see ORG do about them.
Absolutely no experience is necessary for this FREE event. All you need to bring is an interest in how technology affects society and personal freedom, and a desire to work for positive change.
Hello everyone. There are over 60 of us. I think we have a critical mass of people and should convene!
Join us to discuss the current state of digital rights, and what we are planning to do in the upcoming few months. This will be an informal meeting for everyone to get to know each other and talk about ideas for future ORG Oxford meetings. See some ideas here: https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Local_Groups_Resources
To find out more about our topics and ORG's work in general go to:
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/ourwork/
If you are interested in joining the group of local organisers, subscribe to our mailing list:
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/oxford
The meeting is free to attend for ORG Oxford members, so thats everyone here :)
The Open Rights Group (ORG) exists to preserve and promote your rights in the digital age. A membership organisation with over 2,500 members across the UK, ORG campaign on issues from copyright reform to mass surveillance.
This will be the first meeting of an Oxford Chapter of ORG, and is open to anyone interested in finding out more about the digital issues that affect our future, and the opportunities for action to secure better laws and policies.
At this meeting we'll be hosting Jim Killock (
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff
), Executive Director of ORG.
Jim will be talking to us about the upcoming election, how we can engage with local Parliamentary candidates, and what the future holds for digital rights.
Meet Jim Killock - Executive Director of the Open Rights Group
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A rousing Oxford welcome for our Glorious Leader - Jim Killock (https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff).
Jim will be talking to us about the upcoming election, how we can engage with local Parliamentary candidates, and what the future holds for digital rights.
Let's kick off the ORG Oxford branch. We're looking for organisers, speakers, member, and other likeminded folk.A sort of post-lunch chat somewhere cozy. Suggestions welcome!
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