Open Tech Calendar

Open Rights Group Norwich Monthly Meeting Wednesday 12th February 2020

Join us to learn about the way UK digital policy will change after leaving the EU. Find out which EU laws and institutions that currently influence UK rights to free speech online and digital privacy will remain and which will change.

We'll also discuss how post-Brexit international trade deals with the U.S. and other countries could weaken protections of personal data and strengthen the protections of algorithms and trade secrets of businesses.

This is a free event! Feel free to bring your laptop or phone (and food and drink if you wish). No experience is needed.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Wed 12th Feb 2020 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 12th Feb 2020 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Open Rights Group Norwich January Meeting Wednesday 15 January 2020 at 6.30 pm

Join us for two presentations, one by Charles Strange 'Dark Patterns: the Illusion of Choice' and one by Mark Dunn 'Privacy Protection: Confused and Vulnerable' (drawing on Mark's experience of working with local campaigns relating to vulnerable adults). There will be a chance for Q&A/debate following each presentation.
You may want to bring a laptop/tablet etc, as well as a smartphone. Please feel free to bring your own food and drink.
This is a FREE event and no previous experience is necessary.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Wed 15th Jan 2020 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 15th Jan 2020 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/anti-harassment-policy

Cancelled!

Join us for a presentation by Pascal Crowe, ORG's national Data and Democracy Project Officer, on (i) Targeted Ads (political and non-political) (ii) How to Get from Political Parties Details of the Information they Hold on You (iii) Local ORG Groups and the General Election. This will be followed by Q&A/debate and then by a Takeaway from Mozilla Festival 2019 (Charlie and Amanda).
You may want to bring a laptop/tablet etc, as well as a smartphone. Please feel free to bring your own food and drink.
This is a FREE event and no previous experience is necessary.

Open Rights Group Norwich November Meeting Wednesday 20 November 2019

Join us for a presentation by Pascal Crowe, ORG's national Data and Democracy Project Officer, on (i) Targeted Ads (political and non-political) (ii) How to Get from Political Parties Details of the Information they Hold on You (iii) Local ORG Groups and the General Election. This will be followed by Q&A/debate and then Amanda will give a report-back from MozillaFest 2019.
You may want to bring a laptop/tablet etc, as well as a smartphone. Please feel free to bring your own food and drink.
This is a FREE event and no previous experience is necessary.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org

Wed 20th Nov 2019 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 20th Nov 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/anti-harassment-policy

1. “Investigating Fake News” - Amanda will present The Kit, a project by Tactical Tech, a German NGO that engages with citizens and civil-society organisations to explore the impacts of technology on society.
2. Q&A/Open Debate about the presentation and fake news in general.
3. Presentation on AdTech (via video link) by Mike Morel, ORG's national Campaigns Manager, followed by Q&A/Open Debate.
4. ORG Norwich business meeting, open to all - among other things, we'll be discussing activities over the next few months and your ideas will be welcome.
Please feel free to bring food and drink. You may want to have your tablet, laptop, snartphone, etc, with you.
This is a FREE event. No previous experience is required.

Open Rights Group Norwich October Monthly Meeting Monday 14 October 2019 6.30 pm

1. “Investigating Fake News” - Amanda will present The Kit, a project by Tactical Tech, a German NGO that engages with citizens and civil-society organisations to explore the impacts of technology on society.
2. Q&A/Open Debate about the presentation and fake news in general.
3. Second presentation/Open Debate - subject to be confirmed.
4. ORG Norwich business meeting, open to all - among other things, we'll be discussing activities over the next few months and your ideas will be welcome.
Please feel free to bring food and drink. You may want to have your tablet, laptop, snartphone, etc, with you.
This is a FREE event. No previous experience is required.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Mon 14th Oct 2019 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Mon 14th Oct 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/anti-harassment-policy

Open Rights Group Norwich Monthly Meeting TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2019

At 6.30pm (NOTE START TIME) there'll be 2 presentations on current threats to our rights and privacy: one by Jamie on 'Facial Recognition' and one by Charles on 'Spies in the Passenger Seat' - as cars become smarter, their capacity to collect, store and exploit drivers' data increases. After discussion around the presentations, there'll be a brief discussion of forthcoming meetings/activity in the autumn and early winter, eg a possible pop-up on a Healthy Digital Lifestyle in a public venue and a presentation by an ORG national officer on Targeted Political Ads.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/

Tue 24th Sep 2019 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 24th Sep 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Open Rights Group Norwich Monthly Meeting Monday 19 August 2019

Join us for an informal meeting where we'll be discussing:
- future Healthy Digital Lifestyles pop-ups including possible presence at Disability Pride at the Forum in September
- holding a publicised event in the early autumn with Pascal Crowe, ORG Data & Democracy Officer, on Targeted Online Ads in Election and Referendum Campaigns
- getting together with ORG Cambridge.
Please feel free to bring food and drink if you want. You may wish to have your laptop, tablet, etc with you. This is a FREE event and no previous experience is necessary.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Mon 19th Aug 2019 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 19th Aug 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/anti-harassment-policy

ORG Norwich July Meeting: the ORGCon Experience/Healthy Digital Lifestyle Pop-Up Events for August

We'll get a report of ORGCon 2019 from Amanda and Charles and, hopefully, get to see and hear some of the highlights. We'll also be planning one or more 'Healthy Digital Lifestyle' pop-up events in central Norwich in August.
This is a FREE event - no previous experience is required. You may want to bring a laptop/tablet/smartphone, etc, and you are welcome to bring food and drink.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Wed 17th Jul 2019 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 17th Jul 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Open Rights Group Norwich May Monthly Meeting Mon 20 May 2019

Agenda: (1) Government Online Harms White Paper - an ORG speaker/webinar at June Meeting?/try to get onto Nick Conrad show, Radio Norfolk? (2) Outreach to potential new supporters, including ongoing pop-ups on Digital Health.
You may want to bring laptops, tablets, etc and/or smartphones.
This is a FREE meeting to which all are welcome - no previous experience required.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Mon 20th May 2019 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 20th May 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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See https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/anti-harassment-policy

1. 21st Century Digital Censorship: an Overview

Join us on Tuesday 12 February at 6.45 pm (note date and start time) for a presentation on Existing Forms of UK Censorship by ORG Campaigns Manager Mike Morel. We’ll review ORG’s new Report on UK Internet Regulation https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/reports/uk-internet-regulation which details formal and informal web blocking practices (AKA censorship) in the UK, as well as other threats to digital free expression on the horizon.

2. We’ll also review ORG’s activities on Age Verification Technology, Brexit and digital rights and the status of ORG’s legal challenge to the Data Protection Act.

3. ‘Healthy Digital Lifestyle’ training in March for friends/family members/colleagues

After Mike’s presentation and the review of AV, etc, we’ll be planning for this training, using Charles’ notes from our last meeting as a basis for discussion https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/pdfs/ORG_Mini_Crypto_Party_Notes.pdf

Looking forward to seeing you on 12 February – it’s a FREE event to which all are welcome. You may want to bring your laptop, tablet, etc.

Open Rights Group Norwich February 2019 Meeting

1. 21st Century Digital Censorship: an Overview

Join us on Tuesday 12 February at 6.45 pm (note date and start time) for a presentation on Existing Forms of UK Censorship by ORG Campaigns Manager Mike Morel. We’ll review ORG’s new Report on UK Internet Regulation https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/reports/uk-internet-regulation which details formal and informal web blocking practices (AKA censorship) in the UK, as well as other threats to digital free expression on the horizon.

2. We’ll also review ORG’s activities on Age Verification Technology, Brexit and digital rights and the status of ORG’s legal challenge to the Data Protection Act.

3. ‘Healthy Digital Lifestyle’ training in March for friends/family members/colleagues

After Mike’s presentation and the review of AV, etc, we’ll be planning for this training, using Charles’ notes from our last meeting as a basis for discussion https://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/files/pdfs/ORG_Mini_Crypto_Party_Notes.pdf

The meeting will be at Neontribe, 21 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN (corner entrance, press buzzer).

Looking forward to seeing you on 12 February – it’s a FREE event to which all are welcome. You may want to bring your laptop, tablet, etc.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Tue 12th Feb 2019 6:45pm (Europe/London)

Tue 12th Feb 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/anti-harassment-policy

ORG Norwich January Meeting

We'll be discussing how to hold a digital security training session for friends and family members - a "Crypto Tea Party" perhaps? Other topics for discussion are likely to include: the latest developments in the EU Parliamentary saga of Article 13 of the Copyright Directive; and briefings from ORG nationally on the impact of Brexit on our digital rights.
FREE event to which all are welcome. You may want to bring your laptop, tablet, etc.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Mon 14th Jan 2019 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 14th Jan 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Open Rights Group Norwich Digital Security Workshop Monday 26 November 2018

Join us on Monday 26 November for a FREE WORKSHOP on Digital Security.

Wendy Grossman, a longtime member of ORG’s Advisory Council, will introduce a discussion on Assessing Personal Risk/Threat Models.

Then Matt Davey of 1Password will give a presentation on Passwords and Security.

It’s at the normal venue – Neontribe, 21 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN – and the start time is 7 pm. (The entrance is on the corner of the building – press the buzzer.)

As this is the last meeting of the year, there will hopefully be some Christmassy refreshments!

All are welcome to this FREE event! Please join us. You may want to bring your laptop, tablet, etc.

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/groups/norwich

Mon 26th Nov 2018 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 26th Nov 2018 8:45pm (Europe/London)

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Open Rights Group Norwich September Meetup

Join us Monday 3 September for a FREE WORKSHOP with ORG legal consultant Alex Haydock about two tech projects by Open Rights Group and Projects by IF.

Data Rights Finder is a new service designed to help you take advantage of the data rights gained from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It cuts through the mind numbing jargon in leading company privacy policies so you don’t have to. Want quick, clear answers about how a company stores your data, or whether they share it with third parties? Need to know exactly who to contact to make a subject access request? Data Rights Finder has answers.

Blocked! allows you to easily check if your own (or any) website is being mistakenly blocked by default filters on major UK Internet Service Provider (ISP) broadband and mobile networks. If you identify any wrongful blocks (there are a shocking amount of these), Blocked! lets you submit an unblocking request with just a couple clicks. You’ll learn how to check local websites and help document and expose the damage done by algorithmic filters that rampantly overblock and damage free speech.

Laptops are recommended but not necessary.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ORGNorwich/members

Mon 3rd Sep 2018 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Mon 3rd Sep 2018 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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How to help create pleasant and safe environment
• Be aware of the kind of environment you are creating around you with your speech and actions.
• Read and abide by the harassment policy.
• Support other event attendees - if you see someone being harassed or appearing uncomfortable, ask if they're okay.
• Report incidents of harassment to ORG staff or volunteers immediately.
• Be excellent to each other - and party on!
What is harassment?
• Offensive verbal comments, including about gender, gender identity and expression, sexuality, impairment, physical appearance, body size, race, religion or political affiliation.
• Showing sexual images in public spaces.
• Intimidation, stalking or following.
• Photographing or recording someone without their permission.
• Sustained disruption of talks or other events.
• Unwanted physical contact.
• Unwanted sexual attention.
• Any other unwanted conduct which has the purpose or effect of violating an individual's dignity or creating an interrogating, degrading, hostile, offensive or humiliating environment for the person in question.
This list is not exhaustive.
What to do if you experience or witness harassment?
If you experience harassment, are not comfortable confronting a harasser, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a volunteer or a member of the event staff as soon as possible.
In some cases you may find the harassment stops if you clearly say “no” or “please leave me alone”, or walk away. We would appreciate it if a member of staff were still informed to help us identify any repeat offenders.