A free press, freedom of thought and well informed citizens free to make up our own minds without fear or covert manipulation, are some of the crucial cornerstones to a healthy flourishing of democracy. However, these cornerstones have become increasingly vulnerable to attack. From advances in AI, surveillance and psychological manipulation through data mining of social media and other data by government, corporate and global ‘actors’ shrouded in secrecy, we face ever greater incursions into our freedom to think for ourselves, and access accurate quality information not swamped by a tsunami of fake news.
Talks and discussions will explore 2 areas that challenge democracy in the current climate.
INVESTIGATING THE OFFSHORE FAR RIGHT AND THEIR WAR ON DEMOCRACY
Adam Ramsay, co-editor of OpenDemocracy UK, discusses his investigations into the dark world of the offshore far right and their war on democracy. His investigative journalism has covered areas such as Dark Money, Cambridge Analytica Scandal, European Super PACs, Oligarchs, Surveillance Capitalism, Fake News and Corrosion of British Democracy.
How far do the tentacles of corrupt offshore money reach? What implications do they have in our accurate and balanced understanding of the world around us? How does that impact on our democracy and freedom?
CORONAVIRUS: FAKE NEWS + EMERGENCY LAWS
Brendan Quinn is a technology specialist and senior consultant with clients such as the BBC, Equens, Verisure, and the Department for Education. He was one of the principal architects of the Yahoo! Publishing Platform and served as chair of the Software Architecture Review Board.
What impact is the coronavirus having on democracy in the UK and across the globe? What lasting legacy will both the dissemination and control of fake news, surveillance and emergency laws brought in to tackle this pandemic have on our digital and physical rights?
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If you are interested in data rights, democracy, human rights, politics and journalism, then please join ORG Glasgow for thought provoking talks and scintillating conversations.
A free press, freedom of thought and well informed citizens free to make up our own minds without fear or covert manipulation, are some of the crucial cornerstones to a healthy flourishing of democracy. However, these cornerstones have become increasingly vulnerable to attack. From advances in AI, surveillance and psychological manipulation through data mining of social media and other data by government, corporate and global ‘actors’ shrouded in secrecy, we face ever greater incursions into our freedom to think for ourselves, and access accurate quality information not swamped by a tsunami of fake news.
Talks and discussions will explore 2 areas that challenge democracy in the current climate.
INVESTIGATING THE OFFSHORE FAR RIGHT AND THEIR WAR ON DEMOCRACY
Adam Ramsay, co-editor of OpenDemocracy UK, discusses his investigations into the dark world of the offshore far right and their war on democracy. His investigative journalism has covered areas such as Dark Money, Cambridge Analytica Scandal, European Super PACs, Oligarchs, Surveillance Capitalism, Fake News and Corrosion of British Democracy.
How far do the tentacles of corrupt offshore money reach? What implications do they have in our accurate and balanced understanding of the world around us? How does that impact on our democracy and freedom?
CORONAVIRUS: FAKE NEWS + EMERGENCY LAWS
What impact is the coronavirus having on democracy in the UK and across the globe? What lasting legacy will both the dissemination and control of fake news, surveillance and emergency laws brought in to tackle this pandemic have on our digital and physical rights?
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If you are interested in data rights, democracy, human rights, politics and journalism, then please join ORG Glasgow for thought provoking talks and scintillating conversations.
** In light of the coronavirus public health concern, we are exploring options to host this event online. You can join us by clicking on https://zoom.us/j/170504807 **
In a landmark victory for digital privacy, last month Police Scotland shelved plans to deploy facial recognition technology. The Justice Sub-Committee on Policing concluded the technology was “not fit” for use because of how it discriminates based on gender and race. However, Scotland stands alone in the UK in taking this decision. Innocent people simply going about their day are however still being scanned elsewhere up and down the country and having their facial biometric data stored and often misidentified. Other data extraction and surveillance techniques are also used throughout the UK that greatly impact on our rights to privacy and can thus impact on our freedom of movement, communication and thought.
SPEAKERS:
Silkie Carlo (Director of Big Brother Watch) will be talking on facial recognition technology use in public spaces in the UK, especially the Met Police in London, and what that means for people’s liberty. She will also discuss some of the work that Big Brother Watch does in investigating, testing and campaigning against this form of intrusion.
Matthew Rice (Scotland Director of Open Rights Group) will discuss this new decision taken by Police Scotland and also ORG’s role in holding back Police Scotland’s use of mass surveillance tools.
Millie Graham Wood (Solicitor at Privacy International) will discuss police use of IMSI catchers to intercept mobile communication.
MODERATOR:
Jibunnessa Abdullah (Lead Organiser of ORG Glasgow)
Please join us for an interesting and thought provoking evening of talks that straddle areas of technology, law, ethics and activism.
** In light of the coronavirus public health concern, we are exploring options to host this event online. Watch this space! **
In a landmark victory for digital privacy, last month Police Scotland shelved plans to deploy facial recognition technology. The Justice Sub-Committee on Policing concluded the technology was “not fit” for use because of how it discriminates based on gender and race. However, Scotland stands alone in the UK in taking this decision. Innocent people simply going about their day are however still being scanned elsewhere up and down the country and having their facial biometric data stored and often misidentified. Other data extraction and surveillance techniques are also used throughout the UK that greatly impact on our rights to privacy and can thus impact on our freedom of movement, communication and thought.
Speakers will be as follows:
Silkie Carlo (Director of Big Brother Watch) will be talking on facial recognition technology use in public spaces in the UK, especially the Met Police in London, and what that means for people’s liberty. She will also discuss some of the work that Big Brother Watch does in investigating, testing and campaigning against this form of intrusion.
Matthew Rice (Scotland Director of Open Rights Group) will discuss this new decision taken by Police Scotland and also ORG’s role in holding back Police Scotland’s use of mass surveillance tools.
Jibunnessa Abdullah (Lead Organiser of ORG Glasgow) will discuss police use of IMSI catchers to intercept mobile communication.
Please join us for an interesting and thought provoking evening of talks that straddle areas of technology, law, ethics and activism.
Crime and Policing in the Age of Mass Surveillance
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In a landmark victory for digital privacy, last month Police Scotland shelved plans to deploy facial recognition technology. The Justice Sub-Committee on Policing concluded the technology was “not fit” for use because of how it discriminates based on gender and race. However, Scotland stands alone in the UK in taking this decision. Innocent people simply going about their day are however still being scanned elsewhere up and down the country and having their facial biometric data stored and often misidentified. Other data extraction and surveillance techniques are also used throughout the UK that greatly impact on our rights to privacy and can thus impact on our freedom of movement, communication and thought.
Speakers will be as follows:
Silkie Carlo (Director of Big Brother Watch) will be talking on facial recognition technology use in public spaces in the UK, especially the Met Police in London, and what that means for people’s liberty. She will also discuss some of the work that Big Brother Watch does in investigating, testing and campaigning against this form of intrusion.
Matthew Rice (Scotland Director of Open Rights Group) will discuss this new decision taken by Police Scotland and also ORG’s role in holding back Police Scotland’s use of mass surveillance tools.
Jibunnessa Abdullah (Lead Organiser of ORG Glasgow) will discuss police use of IMSI catchers to intercept mobile communication.
Please join us for an interesting and thought provoking evening of talks that straddle areas of technology, law, ethics and activism.
Dine on Data & The War on Democracy with Adam Ramsay, Co-Editor of OpenDemocracy
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How far do the tentacles of corrupt offshore money reach? What implications do they have in our accurate and balanced understanding of the world around us? How does that impact on our democracy and freedom?
Please join ORG Glasgow for thought provoking talks and scintillating conversations over dinner with Adam Ramsay, co-editor of OpenDemocracy UK, as he discusses his investigations into the dark world of the offshore far right and their war on democracy. His investigative journalism has covered areas such as Dark Money, Cambridge Analytica Scandal, European Super PACs, Oligarchs, Surveillance Capitalism, Fake News and Corrosion of British Democracy.
Dinner is a 3-course meal including tea and coffee.
Menu here:
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/pdfs/ORG_Glasgow_Dinner_Menu.pdf
If you are interested in data rights, democracy, human rights, politics and great conversation over delicious food, then we look forward to breaking bread and chatting with you at our first ORG Glasgow dinner.
Please join ORG Glasgow for dinner with Adam Ramsay, co-editor of OpenDemocracy UK, as he discusses his investigations into the dark world of the offshore far right and their war on democracy. His investigative journalism has covered areas such as Dark Money, Cambridge Analytica Scandal, European Super PACs, Oligarchs, Surveillance Capitalism, Fake News and Corrosion of British Democracy.
Dinner is a 3-course meal including tea and coffee.
Menu here:
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/pdfs/ORG_Glasgow_Dinner_Menu.pdf
If you are interested in data rights, democracy, human rights, politics and great conversation over delicious food, then we look forward to breaking bread and chatting with you at our first ORG Glasgow dinner.
ORG Glasgow dinner with Adam Ramsay, Co-Editor of OpenDemocracy
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INVESTIGATING THE OFFSHORE FAR RIGHT AND THEIR WAR ON DEMOCRACY
Over the last decade, revelations originating from WikiLeaks, the Panama Papers, and courageous whistle-blowers, activists and journalists have managed to shine some light on a previously murky world shrouded in secrecy, control and corruption. Some, such as Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta, paid with their lives. Others paid with their liberty, their reputations and their livelihoods. A myriad of human rights breaches, torture, surveillance, derelictions of duty and rampant symbiotic relationship between governments and organised crime in many countries were just some of the tip of the iceberg shocking stories that have come to light. These have generated vast quantities of data now being analysed by data journalists across the globe.
The Panama Papers suggested that Frédéric Chatillon, head of French company, Riwal, had been sending money out of France through Front National leader, Marine Le Pen’s 2012 presidential bid. The downfall of Cambridge Analytica revealed the extent of the psychological mind manipulation tactics used in their political ad campaigns. In 2017, The Electoral Commission stated that Arron Banks, businessman and major financier of the 2016 Brexit campaign using offshore money to the tune of £8m, might have committed a number of criminal offences. He also spends vast resources and time trolling British politics.
How far do these tentacles of corrupt far right offshore money reach? What implications do they have in our accurate and balanced understanding of the world around us? How does that impact on our democracy and freedom?
Please join ORG Glasgow for dinner with Adam Ramsay, co-editor of OpenDemocracy UK, as he discusses his investigations into the dark world of the offshore far right and their war on democracy. His investigative journalism has covered areas such as Dark Money, Cambridge Analytica Scandal, European Super PACs, Oligarchs, Surveillance Capitalism, Fake News and Corrosion of British Democracy.
Dinner is a 3-course meal including tea and coffee.
If you are interested in data rights, democracy, human rights, politics and great conversation over delicious food, then we look forward to breaking bread and chatting with you at our first ORG dinner.
In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed the scale of surveillance by corporate and government bodies on the data we generate online every time we simply browse, post on social media, buy things, talk to family and friends, publish and research. What that might say about our patterns of behaviour, personality, beliefs and ideas are of great interest to many who might seek to make predictions and influence. How does this level of actual or perceived digital surveillance affect behaviour? Have writers now become less willing to research and discuss certain topics?
In 2018, Scottish PEN in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, published a report, Scottish Chilling: Impact of Government and Corporate Surveillance on Writers, which sought to address this question. Based on a survey of 118 writers in Scotland, this ground-breaking study looked at the question of self-censorship among writers and what limitations that placed on their work. This not only affects their own freedom of enquiry and expression. But it also has huge implications for the range of topics and ideas that readers can access to better understand the world around them and fight against the growing tsunami of fake news.
Guest speakers will be award-winning freelance journalist, Eve Livingston (Guardian, Independent, VICE and BBC) and the report authors: Nik Williams (Project Manager, Scottish PEN), David McMenemy (Lecturer in Information Science at the University of Strathclyde, and Deputy Director for Postgraduate Teaching) and Dr Lauren Smith (University of Edinburgh). Moderator for the panel discussion will be Dr Angela Daly (Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde).
Join us for a fascinating evening of talks and discussions that will explore how free we now are to research, explore and express ourselves in a world where more and more of what we click is being watched.
Is digital surveillance creating a culture of self-censorship?
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In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed the scale of surveillance by corporate and government bodies on the data we generate online every time we simply browse, post on social media, buy things, talk to family and friends, publish and research. What that might say about our patterns of behaviour, personality, beliefs and ideas are of great interest to many who might seek to make predictions and influence. How does this level of actual or perceived digital surveillance affect behaviour? Have writers now become less willing to research and discuss certain topics?
In 2018, Scottish PEN in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, published a report, Scottish Chilling: Impact of Government and Corporate Surveillance on Writers, which sought to address this question. Based on a survey of 118 writers in Scotland, this ground-breaking study looked at the question of self-censorship among writers and what limitations that placed on their work. This not only affects their own freedom of enquiry and expression. But it also has huge implications for the range of topics and ideas that readers can access to better understand the world around them and fight against the growing tsunami of fake news.
Guest speakers will be the report authors: Nik Williams (Project Manager, Scottish PEN), David McMenemy (Lecturer in Information Science at the University of Strathclyde, and Deputy Director for Postgraduate Teaching) and Dr Lauren Smith (University of Edinburgh).
Join us for a fascinating evening of talks and discussions that will explore how free we now are to research, explore and express ourselves in a world where more and more of what we click is being watched.
Join us for a special election season event about disinformation and manipulation in political campaigning.
First up, we’re got a FREE screening of the Netflix documentary The Great Hack, which uncovers the dark world of data exploitation through the journeys of players from the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data scandal.
After the film, stick around for a panel discussion and workshop to learn how to submit a subject access request (SAR) to UK political parties so you can find out exactly what personal data they are holding on you.
To complete a (SAR), you’ll need to bring a laptop or phone and a photo ID that proves your identity and lists your current voting address. A driving licence will suffice if the address is your current voting address. If the address is outdated, you'll need to add a second document with your current voting address. This could be a utility bill, council tax bill or a bank statement from the last 3 months.
We’ll supply refreshments!
WE'LL SUPPLY REFRESHMENTS!
We need to end practices like ‘dark ads’, microtargeting, psychological profiling and disinformation – many of which are using our personal data to deliver their maximum effect.
Register your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/org-glasgow-the-great-hack-free-screening-tickets-79374434069
Join us for a special election season event about disinformation and manipulation in political campaigning.
First up, we’re got a FREE screening of the Netflix documentary The Great Hack, which uncovers the dark world of data exploitation through the journeys of players from the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data scandal.
After the film, stick around for a panel discussion and workshop to learn how to submit a subject access request (SAR) to UK political parties so you can find out exactly what personal data they are holding on you. To do the SAR workshop, bring a laptop or phone and two forms of ID (at least one must be photo ID).
WE'LL SUPPLY REFRESHMENTS!
We need to end practices like ‘dark ads’, microtargeting, psychological profiling and disinformation – many of which are using our personal data to deliver their maximum effect.
Register your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/org-glasgow-the-great-hack-free-screening-tickets-79374434069
Join us for a special election season event about disinformation and manipulation in political campaigning.
First up, we’re got a FREE screening of the Netflix documentary The Great Hack, which uncovers the dark world of data exploitation through the journeys of players from the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data scandal.
After the film, we’ll have a panel discussion and show you how to submit a subject access request (SAR) to UK political parties so you can find out exactly what personal data they are holding on you.
WE'LL SUPPLY REFRESHMENTS!
Be sure to bring your laptop or phone and two forms of ID (including one with a photo) so you can properly submit your personal data request.
We need to end practices like ‘dark ads’, microtargeting, psychological profiling and disinformation – many of which are using our personal data to deliver their maximum effect.
Register your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/org-glasgow-the-great-hack-free-screening-tickets-79374434069
You'll be forgiven for mistaking this disturbing new documentary for a sci-fi film!
The Great Hack uncovers the dark world of data exploitation through the compelling personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data scandal.
Our free screening of this groundbreaking Netflix documentary will be followed by a panel discussion.
Two talks: Confronting the AdTech Leviathan & Digital Rights Post-Brexit
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Join the Open Rights Group Campaigns Manager, Mike Morel, in a two part presentation & discussion.
CONFRONTING THE ADTECH LEVIATHAN
Advertising technology (AdTech) systems broadcast the public’s personal data to thousands of companies who use it to track users across the internet and build sophisticated profiles. After being declared unlawful under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a reckoning is coming. Learn how the shadowy AdTech ecosystem works and how its abuses are being exposed and challenged.
BREXIT'S EFFECTS ON UK DIGITAL RIGHTS
Leaving the EU will have profound effects on how the UK experiences the digital world. Some rules governing online activity will no longer apply while others will remain intact. This talk will take a closer look at the digital facts we’ll face post-Brexit. Learn how new international agreements could affect digital privacy, mass surveillance and speech online and what we need to do to safeguard our rights in uncharted territory. We’ll also discuss ways to quiz candidates about digital rights in the event of a general election.
Membership not required and the event is free to attend. No prior knowledge or involvement in previous ORG campaigns necessary to attend.
Venue - Hays, Glasgow City Centre
Please access Hays from the Blythswood Street entrance. Reception will be on the first floor, with the talk delivered in the boardroom.
Join us for a day of discussions, debates and action. Hear some of the world’s leading experts on data and democracy, free expression and digital privacy.
ORGCon is hosted by the Open Rights Group. We challenge the government’s mass surveillance programme, protect free expression online, and push for better digital privacy protections.
In collaboration with SICSA Cyber Nexus (Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance) programme, ORGCon Scotland will hear from the following speakers:
Jim Killock, the Executive Director of the Open Rights Group
Patrick Harvie MSP, Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party.
Aggelos Kaiyyas, University of Edinburgh
Lesley Allen, Strategic Lead Digital Identity Scotland
Robert Clubb, Improvement Service)
Heather Burns, COADEC fellow, data privacy expert
Basil Manoussas, Napier University forensics expert
Tatora Mukushi, Scottish Human Rights Commission
Clare Connelly, Faculty of Advocates
Liz Aston, Scottish Institute for Policing Research
Daniel Winterstein, CEO of Good Loop
Michael Veale, Lecturer in Digital Rights and Regulation at University College London
Maria Wolters, Senior Reader in Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Catherline Lai, Senior Researcher, Institute for Language and Computation, University of Edinburgh
Walid Magdy, Lecturer, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh.
Pascal Crowe, Data and Democracy Project Officer at ORG
Kami Vaneia, Lecturer in Cybersecurty and Privacy, University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics
View the full agenda here:
https://scotland.openrightsgroup.org/orgcon-scotland-2019-programme
With a mixture of thought provoking panels and activity-based sessions you are guaranteed to come away with new skills and new perspectives.
Check out this video from ORGCon held in London in July this year to get an idea of what to expect:
https://youtu.be/3YzW2OQ7w9U
Tickets are free and available here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/orgcon-scotland-tickets-72209004075
See you there!
Location:
School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh
10 Crichton Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9AB
Mike Morel: Discussing Current and Future Open Rights Group Campaigns
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Join the Open Rights Group Campaigns Manager, Mike Morel, in a discussion about current and future campaigns.
Membership not required and the event is free to attend. No prior knowledge or involvement in previous ORG campaigns necessary to attend.
Venue - Hays, Glasgow City Centre
Please access Hays from the Blythswood Street entrance. Reception will be on the first floor, with the talk delivered in the boardroom.
Biometrics in Scotland: How did we get here and where are we going?
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Come join ORG in Glasgow to discuss the Government's proposals for enhanced oversight of biometrics in Scotland.
We'll be joined by experts in biometrics currently, and what they might mean in the future to present their experience and research.
Jim Fraser, professor of Forensic Science at University of Strathclyde to talk about his decades of experience with biometrics in the criminal justice sector.
Laura Martin, Phd Researcher at University of Strathclyde to discuss her work looking at the future possibilities of biometrics, in particular workplace surveillance.
- Visit from Paul Mason to discuss the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Opportunities to discuss current affairs and topics of interest
- Discuss an event we are planning in May
- Update on Open Rights Group campaigning activities and how you can get involved
No need to have been to a Meet-Up before, or have any expertise in any field. All you need to do is care about how technology and rights interact, and be interested to learn more and contribute if you would like.
- Visit from Scotland Director, Matthew Rice. Discuss future plans.
- Opportunities to discuss current affairs and topics of interest.
- Generate new ideas for public events and presentations.
- Update on Open Rights Group campaigning activities and how you can get involved.
No need to have been to a Meet-Up before, or have any expertise in any field. All you need to do is care about how technology and rights interact, and be interested to learn more and possibly contribute.
ORG Glasgow's monthly Meet-Up at the Electron Club.
- Opportunities to discuss current affairs and topics of interest.
- Generate new ideas for public events and presentations.
- Update on Open Rights Group campaigning activities and how you can get involved.
No need to have been to a Meet-Up before, or have any expertise in any field. All you need to do is care about how technology and rights interact, and be interested to learn more and possibly contribute.
ORG Glasgow's monthly Meet-Up at the Electron Club.
- Opportunities to discuss current affairs and topics of interest.
- Generate new ideas for public events and presentations.
- Update on Open Rights Group campaigning activities and how you can get involved.
No need to have been to a Meet-Up before, or have any expertise in any field. All you need to do is care about how technology and rights interact, and be interested to learn more and possibly contribute.
ORG Glasgow's monthly Meet-Up at the Electron Club.
- Opportunities to discuss current affairs and topics of interest.
- Generate new ideas for public events and presentations.
- Update on Open Rights Group campaigning activities and how you can get involved.
No need to have been to a Meet-Up before, or have any expertise in any field. All you need to do is care about how technology and rights interact, and be interested to learn more and possibly contribute.
Open Rights Group are hosting a free screening of the documentary The Internet's Own Boy. The Internet’s Own Boy tells the life story of programmer, writer, political and internet activist Aaron Swartz, an internet pioneer and free speech campaigner. Aaron Swartz was involved in the development of Creative Commons, Reddit and the campaign against the Stop Online Piracy Act.
It was Swartz’s ground-breaking work in social justice and political organising combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two-year legal nightmare.
The Internet’s Own Boy asks questions about academic freedom, corporate power, and the impact one person can have on society. This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.
Following the screening, Scotland Director Matthew Rice will be available to discuss the work of Open Rights Group in more detail and give information about how to get involved in initiatives in Glasgow, Scotland and across the UK.
- Recent ORG activity and opportunities for campaigning.
You don't need to have attended an ORG meet-up before. You don't need to be any kind of tech wizard either. You just need to be ready to engage in conversation about our freedoms online.
If you are concerned about issues affecting online freedoms then come along and have your voice heard.
The Don’t Spy On Us campaign is coming to the Liberal Democrat party conference in Glasgow and asking the question "Surveillance how do we reform RIPA and protect civil liberties?"
Join us for an evening of debate open to everyone, conference delegates and members of the public alike.
Free alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be available.
LibDem conference - Surveillance: how do we reform RIPA&protect civil liberty?
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The Don’t Spy On Us campaign is coming to the Liberal Democrat party conference in Glasgow and asking the question "Surveillance how do we reform RIPA and protect civil liberties?"
Join us for an evening of debate open to everyone, conference delegates and members of the public alike.
Come along and meet the Open Rights Group Glasgow crew and discuss digital civil liberties in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
Our meetup will take place at the Electron Club at the CCA in Glasgow.
Outline agenda:
* The new legislative programme at the Scottish Parliament: what are the implications for digital civil liberties?
* Our attendance at upcoming events
* Any other business
We'd also interested in attendees volunteering to do short (5 minute) talks on a subject of interest/expertise.
This meeting is primarily an informal chat about what sort of group we want to run. That being the case, the agenda below is only an outline. We'll relocate to a venue more suitable for talks if there is demand for it - though people are of course more than welcome to speak about topics of interest to them at the initial meeting!
We'll have ORG goodies to take away, membership/Direct Debit forms to help recruit your friends, stickers and copies of several recent ORG booklets. But of course, what we really need is the boundless enthusiasm of committed local members. That's where you come in!
Provisional agenda:
1. Introductions & an overview of ORG
2. Ideas & priorities for ORG Glasgow
3. Format & venue of upcoming meetings
4. Upcoming events:
• TechMeetUp (TechMeetUp has offered to give us a slot at their 28th Aug Pecha Kucha event)
• Turing Festival (organised by ORG Edinburgh)
• Radical Independence Conference 2013
5. Nomination of Lead Coordinator
6. Sponsorship of meetings
7. Any other business
8. To the pub!
Glasgow chapter of Open Rights Group. Open Rights Group is the UK’s leading voice defending freedom of expression, privacy, innovation, creativity and consumer rights on the Internet. ORG is a member organisation of European Digital Rights (EDRi).
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