Manchester ORG

Local Manchester (UK) Group set up to support the work of the Open Rights Group, running several events and talks a year

[Manchester ORG @ORGManchester]

Off to the joint Xmas party with @ManchesterNO2ID at Pair Hat

[ICO - Information Commissioner's Office @ICOnews]

Stephen Bonner spoke to @BBCTech about our warning to industry on the use of emotion analysis technologies. As it stands, we're yet to see any emotion AI technology developed in a way that satisfies data protection requirements.

🔈Listen here: https://t.co/SjK9MZvO3s

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

A major but under-reported development this week - digital strip searches are GONE.

And many of our recommendations have been incorporated in the new guidance police must follow when seeking data.

A big win for us! And a huge win for justice.

https://t.co/F3gwbgJxsa

[Esteban Blanc 🐧 @Skallwar]

@signalapp Noooo!! It is the best feature of the the app. I have a lot of friends that migrated from SMS to Signal and I could keep my conversation on the same app while switching to the most secure option of Signal messages.

This is a bad move for Signal adoption and for current users

[Manchester ORG @ORGManchester]

We are re-launching to face the threats posed by the Goverenment to our digital rights! Come along this Sunday to get involved. Details on our website https://t.co/xJhUBmlncW #Manchester

[Let's Get Digital Manchester @LetsGetDigiMcr]

Since May 2020, we’ve supported over 3,000 digitally excluded residents through our telephone support service and device donation schemes.

And we're just getting started...

#LetsGetDigitalMCR

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

We’re extremely concerned to find that @cheshirepolice is now using facial recognition.

This extreme tech turns the public into walking ID cards & could turn police encounters, whether on the roads, stop & search or protests into Orwellian police lineups

https://t.co/UiMgScPolD

[[email protected] @tomstafford]

Sheffield MP launches experiment with digital democracy to build consensus on contentious issues https://t.co/YAYDWkQjpG using https://t.co/8WwrGT7NHb the platform from the Computational Democracy Project

[NetMcr @net_mcr]

We started the evening with a billed talk from returning speaker & savant of data regulation, @Deadbolt84. A very interactive talk looking at the cookie popups, and their compliance with the regulation. Hugely popular amongst us all, and overran by a good twenty minutes(!) 😁👌

[VR Manchester @VRManchester]

✅ Free food and drink
✅ Cool city centre venue
✅ Bunch of lovely folk casually breaking down what this 'Metaverse' fad actually might mean for real humans

Join us next week for all this AND a talk from the wonderful @barog: https://t.co/Z2qpDErUbC

[Open Data Manchester @opendatamcr]

Here’s @LaurenCoulman kicking off #OpenDataNight!

[Paul Connell @paulcconnell]

@Stef_W Yes exactly.

If you are serious about ethics sign up to @opendatamcr 's declaration.

Use @DataKind 's ethics toolkits and

Write up and share your work openly.

Simples.

Do not do a whole seperate data ethics workstream and pay other people to do it for you!

[Dave Brown @dave_brown24]

"Any journalist who transcribes an interview with a confidential source and puts it up on Otter has got to live with the possibility that Otter will wind up giving that transcript to the FBI" https://t.co/yTHvPSbUhx @PhelimKine

[Manchester ORG @ORGManchester]

@MKotomoto @signalapp Because then @signalapp is a drop in replacement for normal SMS app, with bonus features if both ends use it.

Stark contrast to Messenger where you have to bring all your friends and families over in one go, for instance.

[Ian | #blacklivesmatter | @[email protected] @cubicgarden]

The #mozfest ethical dilemma cafe is back for 2022 and its coming to #Manchester on April 25-26th.

If you are local enough to Manchester, you should not miss this one! https://t.co/2LSe76cEFJ

[Manchester ORG @ORGManchester]

Good time to drop [email protected] an email explaining why having only one web browser is bad for you

[zooko🛡🦓🦓🦓 ⓩ @zooko]

Privacy is about consent. It isn’t about minimizing what you share — it’s about choosing what you share, and with whom.

[Open Data Manchester @opendatamcr]

Want to be part of a community that is working to see that data is used for positive change? Join us!

Diversity, equity and inclusion in data – development worker (£31K, 0.4 FTE) – closes 21 Feb.

Office manager (£25K, 0.6 FTE) – closes 14 Feb.

https://t.co/q73TjJYaBa

[Alec Muffett @AlecMuffett]

Why we need #EndToEndEncryption and why it's essential for our safety, our children's safety, and for everyone's future #noplacetohide https://t.co/76Me7HBUnp