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Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | August 21, 2026

EFF and Civil Society Groups Call on Nottinghamshire Police to Halt Live Face Recognition

This week, EFF, along with Big Brother Watch, Defend Digital Me, Liberty, Open Rights Group, Race Equality First, Statewatch, and Stopwatch, wrote to Nottinghamshire Police Force in the UK raising concern about the proposed roll-out of live facial recognition technology (LFR), and called for its immediate halt.In particular, the...

EFF's LGBT Q&A, cat in a spacesuit surrounded by planets with pride flag colors
Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings, Erica Portnoy | June 30, 2026

LGBT Q&A: What Data Are Companies in the UK Collecting When Verifying My Age?

This Pride, we’re answering all your digital rights questions in season two of our initiative, LGBT Q&A. You Asked: I live in the UK, and we have age verification now on a bunch of websites (including Reddit) and now on iPhones. Can you explain what sort of data companies...

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Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | December 15, 2025

EFF, Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship Call on UK Government to Reform or Repeal Online Safety Act

Ahead of today's Parliamentary petition debate on the Online Safety Act, EFF joined Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, and Index on Censorship in sending a briefing to UK politicians urging them to listen to their constituents and repeal the legislation.
Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | December 13, 2025

EFF and 12 Organizations Urge UK Politicians to Drop Digital ID Scheme Ahead of Parliamentary Petition Debate

Ahead of the UK Parliament convening to debate a petition signed by almost 2.9 million people calling for an end to the government’s plans to roll out a national digital ID, EFF and 12 other civil society organizations wrote to politicians in the country urging them to reject the Labour...
Purple padlock with an 18+ only symbol and a combination lock requiring Day, Month, and Year.
Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | August 5, 2025

Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So

The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these services must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing such content....

Purple padlock with an 18+ only symbol and a combination lock requiring Day, Month, and Year.
Deeplinks Blog by Paige Collings | August 1, 2025

No, the UK’s Online Safety Act Doesn’t Make Children Safer Online

Young people should be able to access information, speak to each other and to the world, play games, and express themselves online without the government making decisions about what speech is permissible. But in one of the latest misguided attempts to protect children online, internet users of all ages...

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