By Mike Morel – Open Rights Group: 2018 was a pivotal year for data protection. First,
the Cambridge Analytica scandal put a spotlight on Facebook’s
questionable privacy practices. Then the new Data Protection Act and the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) forced businesses to better
handle personal data.
As these events continue to develop, 2019 is shaping up to be a similarly consequential year for free speech online as new forms of digital censorship assert themselves in the UK and EU.
Of chief concern in the UK are several initiatives within the
Government’s grand plan to “make Britain the safest place in the world
to be online”, known as the Digital Charter. Its founding document proclaims
“the same rights that people have offline must be protected online.”
That sounds a lot like Open Rights Group’s mission! What’s not to like?
