Scottish Elections 2021

The impact of digital technology on our lives is stronger than ever, so it’s vital to understand where political parties in Scotland stand. To help you navigate the 2021 spring elections, we are tracking each party’s position across these core digital rights issues.

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Scottish Elections 2021: Human & Digital Rights Hustings

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Scotland’s Digital Rights Agenda: Beyond the Elections

This spring’s Scottish Parliamentary elections were an opportunity for ORG Scotland to take a step back from the usual legislative workload, as well as our work on public technology in the pandemic, and reflect on the wider digital rights agenda in Scotland at a time of momentous change.
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Scottish Elections: Freedom of expression online

Ahead of May’s elections, Open Rights Group Scotland has selected three areas of focus for our digital rights campaigning.
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Scottish elections: Policing and surveillance

Ahead of May’s elections, Open Rights Group Scotland has selected three areas of focus for our digital rights campaigning.
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Scottish elections: Privacy and digital identity

Ahead of the Scottish elections, Open Rights Group Scotland has selected three areas of focus for our digital rights campaigning.
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Scottish Elections: the digital rights agenda

One month from now, Scottish voters go to the polls to have their say on the next five years of democratic representation.
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