Online Rights Group UK launches

Following on from the Pledgebank drive to raise funds for a UK tech civil liberties organisation, I'm proud to announce that the Online Rights Group (ORG) has launched to do that very thing, and that I'm serving on its advisory board:

The Open Rights Group is committed to protecting your digital rights, to fighting bad legislation both in the UK and Europe, and to fostering a grassroots community of volunteers dedicated to campaigning on digital rights issues.

Your civil and human rights are being eroded in the digital realm. Government, big business and industry bodies are taking liberties with your digital liberties, actions they could never get away with in the "real" world.

Our goals are:

* to raise awareness within the media of digital rights abuses
* to provide a media clearinghouse, connecting journalists with experts and activists
* to campaign to preserve and extend traditional civil liberties in the digital world
* to collaborate with other digital rights and related organisations
* to nurture and assist a community of campaigning volunteers, from grassroots activists to technical and legal experts

Link (Thanks, Geeklawyer!)