Open Rights Group

05/06/2026

Palantir crawls further under the skin of the UK State ⚠️

Yet another contract has been awarded to the spytech firm with links to ICE and war crimes in Gaza. This time covering… fi****ms, explosives and poison.

Once we sign up to the exclusive product of Big Tech, it’s hard to get out.

We stay locked in because we have to change the entire system to change provider.

With open source, we don’t face this problem. That’s more control over our digital infrastructure and more innovation.

We need to move away from controversial US firms and back UK Digital Sovereignty.

Sign the petition ➡️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty



https://www.thenational.scot/news/26166812.palantir-wins-contract-manage-uk-fi****ms-licensing/

A US tech firm which has assisted ICE operations and has links to Israel's genocide in Gaza has won a 10-year contract to manage fi****ms…

03/06/2026

MPs want Palantir OUT of the NHS and the public sector!

ORG has long warned about our dependency on Big Tech – from vendor lock-in to security risks from foreign-owned companies.

Chi Onwurah MP has echoed our call for Digital Sovereignty to ensure we have control over our critical infrastructure.

We must change the system so that companies like Palantir don’t get their hands on UK public services.

Hitching our wagon to proprietary systems makes it punitive to change providers and leaves us vulnerable.

If we back open source, everything from the NHS to defence is more secure.

Sign the petition ➡️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty

Lock-in to a small number of suppliers holding up digital government plans, committee says

02/06/2026

The UK Home Office is automating the hostile environment.

A legal opinion for ORG shows that the use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely to be unlawful.

Join policymakers, lawyers and ORG's Sara Alsherif to find out more.

🗓️ Wed 17 June
🕡 6.30-8pm BST
📍Westminister, UK

Register now ⬇️

Join policymakers, lawyers, and human rights defenders to examine the legality and dangers of the Home Office's Al pilot.

01/06/2026

“By handing over data to Palantir, the FCA is pushing UK residents’ data into the meat grinder of the Trump administration."

US tech firms dominate UK digital services, giving Trump a foothold to exert power. It risks foreign powers being used to compel companies to provide access to our data.

🗣️ ORG's Mariano delli Santi.

Or we can choose UK Digital Sovereignty.

Sign the petition ➡️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty

Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure laws

01/06/2026

It's right that Palantir, a firm powering ICE and the war in Gaza, is blocked from the Met Police. BUT we must go further.

We must ban so-called crime-predicting tools, "which claim to predict who will commit crimes and where. These systems undermine the presumption of innocence."

🗣️ ORG's Sarah Lasoye.

We have the right to be presumed innocent NOT predicted guilty.

AI systems learn from existing flawed data. Data that reflects discriminatory police practices over the years. We must act now to stop injustice for over-policed communities.

Sign the petition to BAN so-called crime-predicting tech ➡️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-crime-predicting-police-tech

'Palantir is an explicitly political company.'

31/05/2026

FINAL CALL ⏰️

ORG's competition ends TODAY.

Don't miss out on your chance to win a signed copy of Ensh*ttification by Cory Doctorow!

Enter the draw by 23.59 TONIGHT ⬇️

Enter the Competition!

29/05/2026

The UK needs to break the cycle of dependency on Big Tech ⛓️‍💥

Proprietary systems, secret code and punishing exit fees mean we're out of pocket and out of control. The legacy is one of failure over strategic investment.

£500 million a year 💸

That's how much the Competition and Markets Authority says the UK is being OVERCHARGED in the cloud market alone.

There's a better way: open source 🌱

Public code for public money. Built for the public. Owned by the public. Shared, improved and reused.

That's why we need Digital Sovereignty now.

ORG's Jim Killock explains.

Sign the petition ➡️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty

28/05/2026

NEXT WEEK 🛎️

Join ORG and Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) for a special meet-up in London. We'll be delving into the role of Big Tech players like Palantir in war and genocide.

Come along to find out what we can do about it.

🗓️ Monday 1 June
🕡️ 6:30–9pm BST
📍 Newspeak House, E2 7DG

Register now ⬇️

For our next London meet-up, we have teamed up with CAAT (Campaign Against Arms Trade).

28/05/2026

Before the online safety consultation even ended, the government indicated that new restrictions are on the way.

Pushing for a social media ban ignores its inherent fault – it doesn't work.

ORG's James Baker explains how people will find workarounds and what's a better way to address online harms.

27/05/2026

COMPETITION ENDING SOON

ORG is giving away a copy of Ensh*ttification signed by Cory Doctorow!

Grab your chance to win and get your summer read sorted ☀️

Enter by Sunday 31 May ⬇️

Enter the Competition!