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Big Brother Watch (@bigbrotherwatch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔴We've brought together nearly 30 rights & racial justice groups urging the PM to rethink plans to expand live facial recognition. Authoritarian tech will not fix the country's complex societal challenges - but it will endanger our rights & freedoms #StopFacialRecognition

🔴We've brought together nearly 30 rights & racial justice groups urging the PM to rethink plans to expand live facial recognition.

Authoritarian tech will not fix the country's complex societal challenges - but it will endanger our rights & freedoms

#StopFacialRecognition
Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Plans to digitalise migrants’ proof of residence could lead to a digital Windrush scandal. Discover more about the flawed #eVisa scheme with Sara Alsherif, Zoe Bantleman, Kezia Tobin and Ramya Jaidev. 🗓️ Mon 2 September 🕝 2:30pm BST 📍Zoom Register now ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Plans to digitalise migrants’ proof of residence could lead to a digital Windrush scandal.

Discover more about the flawed #eVisa scheme with <a href="/sarahalsherif/">Sara Alsherif</a>, <a href="/ZoeBantleman/">Zoe Bantleman</a>, <a href="/keztob/">Kezia Tobin</a> and Ramya Jaidev.

🗓️ Mon 2 September
🕝 2:30pm BST
📍Zoom

Register now ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We've joined 27 rights and racial justice groups to oppose the expansion of facial recognition. Use of this intrusive, discriminatory surveillance tech and collection of biometric data must be halted. Read more about the letter from Big Brother Watch ⬇️ #StopFacialRecognition

John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Misunderstandings about #Telegram & encryption are already shaping the conversation about Pavel Durov's detention. So, here's a primer. Telegram is often seen as an "encrypted messenger" but for many users it functions a lot more like an unencrypted social network. 1/

Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEXT WEEK: Will digitalising migrants’ proof of their right to be in the UK lead to another Windrush scandal? Hear from our expert panel: Sara Alsherif, Zoe Bantleman, Kezia Tobin, Ramya Jaidev & Kuba Jabłonowski 🗓️ 2 September 🕝 2:30pm BST Register ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #eVisa

NEXT WEEK: Will digitalising migrants’ proof of their right to be in the UK lead to another Windrush scandal?

Hear from our expert panel: <a href="/sarahalsherif/">Sara Alsherif</a>, <a href="/ZoeBantleman/">Zoe Bantleman</a>, <a href="/keztob/">Kezia Tobin</a>, Ramya Jaidev &amp; <a href="/jablonow/">Kuba Jabłonowski</a>

🗓️ 2 September
🕝 2:30pm BST

Register ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

#eVisa
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Thanks to Debbie Abrahams for raising issues around biases in algorithms, and AI during yesterday's commons debate on Government use of technology. #AI #Algorithms

Open Rights Group (@openrightsgroup) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are grateful for Layla Moran 🔶🕊️ for highlighting the Home Office used a racist and biases algorithm for sorting visa applications. Incidents like this demonstrate why we need to ensure public authorities don't cut corners with unfair automated decision-making. #AI #algorithms

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WATCH AGAIN. Our webinar is now available to watch on demand. Hear from our expert panel about the problems with the e-Visa scheme and the risk to migrants of removing physical proof of status. A digital Windrush scandal must be averted. Find out how ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=VKOFYV…

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The e-Visa scheme could create another Windrush scandal. By the end of 2024, proof of the right to be in the UK will be fully digitalised. Up to 4 million migrants will be at risk of not being able to prove their status offline. Tell your MP #stopEvisas action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-…

@marianods@mastodon.bida.im (@ds_m4riano) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1) It was a pleasure to deliver a keynote speech at the Westminster Forum Projects The future of data protection in the UK. After wasting four years with the DPDI Bill, what’s in store for the upcoming Digital Information and Smart Data Bill? Some highlights below: westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/Dat…

New Europeans UK (@neweuropeansuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Home Office is in the process of transitioning away from a physical system of proving immigration status to a digital system. New briefing from Praxis 🧡 and reporting tool by the3million ILPA Open Rights Group Independent Monitoring Authority neweuropeans.uk/2024/09/05/the…

Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (LRMN) (@lrmnetwork) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You may have heard about eVisas before, but what are they? And why do they matter? 💻 👉 This LRMN explainer will walk you through who is impacted, why, and what the next steps are. Open Rights Group the3million #EndHostileEnvironment #StopEVisas

You may have heard about eVisas before, but what are they? And why do they matter? 💻

👉 This LRMN explainer will walk you through who is impacted, why, and what the next steps are.

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#EndHostileEnvironment #StopEVisas
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Up to 4 million migrants could face a repeat of the Windrush scandal as physical documents get replaced by e-Visas. With a flawed rollout and unreliable systems, people may be unable to prove their right to be in the UK. Sign the petition to #stopEvisas. action.openrightsgroup.org/help-stop-e-vi…