[ISOC-E-news] Fwd: [ORG-discuss] Help needed: Data Protection Press Stunt

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

Dear ISOC England Members,

I am forwarding this here since some of you might be interested in
attending the "stunt" organised by the Open Rights Group on this coming
Thursday. Whilst the English Chapter of the Internet Society is not
organising anything per-se, there is understandably much concern at ISOC
regarding privacy issues.

For questions or comments, please contact Javier Ruiz of Open Rights
Group directly.

Kind regards,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond
ISOC England Chair


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[ORG-discuss] Help needed: Data Protection Press Stunt
Date: 	Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:26:31 +0100
From: 	Javier Ruiz <javier at openrightsgroup.org>
Reply-To: 	Open Rights Group open discussion list
<org-discuss at lists.openrightsgroup.org>
To: 	Open Rights Group open discussion list
<org-discuss at lists.openrightsgroup.org>



Dear all

This Thursday 25th of April at 12pm, ORG is organising a small lunchtime
stunt in Central London to support our work to stop the attacks on the
new European Data Protection Regulation. We need your participation.

You are probably aware of the unprecedented lobbying of MEPs by big
internet companies and advertisers, which has resulted in 3500
amendments to the new regulation. What started as a benign and overdue
updating of our privacy framework is now in danger of becoming a
watering down of existing protections.

ORG is part of a coalition of European digital rights organisations that
is launching a high profile campaign to mobilise public pressure and
media attention in the lead up to the vote.

We will have a new website where citizens will be able to send postcards
to MEPs, and a report will be presented in the European Parliament.

Other digital rights organisations are organising actions and stunts to
help grab the media's attention to the campaign. Please help us do our
bit in London.

Unfortunately we cannot share more details about the press stunt right
now, but if you are willing and able to take an extended lunch break on
Thursday to help stop this onslaught on our right to privacy please mail
me at:

javier at openrightsgroup.org <mailto:javier at openrightsgroup.org> or call
me on the number below

Thanks


-- 
Javier Ruiz
javier at openrightsgroup.org
+44(0)7877 911 412
@javierruiz
www.OpenRightsGroup.org
Winners of Liberty's Human Rights Campaigner of the Year Award 2012




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