Geeklawyer was present at the birth of ORG, the UK EFF, a couple of years ago. To his joy she has reached the terrible two’s and is behaving disgracefully by kicking and screaming in public in all the wrong places: Parliament the Media and in public forums everywhere.
Jolly good job too. As it’s 2007 report shows it has more than lived up to its promise and done some magnificent work for such a new and minimally funded organisation. For example so far it has influenced the Gower report, helped shine an unwelcome spotlight on the farce of e-voting in the UK and counterbalanced the gross dissembling of the shadier parts of the copyright industry. It’s now a central media resource for journalists needing more balance in their reports - something desperately needed.
These are all reasons to get involved since ORG needs regular financial contributions from members (and the Joseph Rowntree Trust will match every pound raised from membership). If you signed the pledge in 2005 and haven’t cracked open your dusty wallet then now is the time to do so; if you aren’t yet a member but you want to protect your digital liberties join now!
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