Al Ghaff
@GhaffAl
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Board Director @BigBrotherWatch. ex-Chief Operating Officer @OpenRightsGroup. All views my own.
Joined February 2013
Have you ever been separated from someone and spent years wondering what happened to them? In 1950, a 25-year-old Turkish sergeant named Süleyman Dilbirliği was fighting in the Korean War when his battalion heard crying coming from the bushes during a night
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They were girls who went to school to learn, with hopes and dreams for their future. Today, their lives were brutally cut short. I am heartbroken and appalled by the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, including reports that a girls’ school in southern Iran was hit, resulting in
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MacKenzie Scott gave more in 2025 than Musk, Page, Ellison, and her ex-husband, Bezos, have in their lifetimes combined. Let that sink in, folks. Via Forbes. #matriarchy
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There are so many amazing, kind people who work for this football club - and who worked for it and were let go - that unfortunately have had to directly deal with the continuous idiocy from their ownership. Manchester United the institution, and the people who genuinely live,
Manchester United prides itself on being an inclusive and welcoming club. We will continue to represent our people, our city and our fans with purpose and pride.
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Live Facial Recognition has never been properly debated in Parliament. It is being rolled out without a clear legal or statutory basis. We need robust rules to govern its use, protecting innocent citizens before this technology becomes the norm. https://t.co/zmjej7o4O4
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The British Transport Police initiative has been described by campaigners as "authoritarian".
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Kick It Out statement: Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments are disgraceful and deeply divisive at a time when football does so much to bring communities together. In addition to the inaccurate figures mentioned, it’s worth reminding him that Manchester United has a diverse fan base
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Jim Ratcliffe established Trawlers Ltd - named in honour of his favourite player Eric Cantona’s famous quote - to acquire his stake in Manchester United. Cantona on what fuelled his football…
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We are having a great time at APRICOT! One of the best parts of attending events like this is connecting with our community in person, and we are absolutely inspired by our wonderful community in Asia-Pacific.🌏 This week, we’ve met with (@ISOC_Foundation) grantees, organization
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Community networks are powerful tools for connecting the unconnected and addressing populations’ unique needs. Onno Purbo, recipient of the 2020 Postel Award, explains how community networks have expanded connectivity in Indonesia and across the Asia-Pacific region.🌏🛜
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#APRICOT2026 continues this week! Our President and CEO, Sally Wentworth, and Senior Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity, Naveed Haq, give an update from Jakarta. We're looking forward to continuing conversations with our members, partners, and the technical community
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January was another great month for our global community. 😄👏 Our chapters kicked off the new year by training various groups (from parents to parliamentarians!) in cybersecurity, sharing resources in an ongoing court case, taking a strong stance against Internet shutdowns, and
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It’s always a pleasure to connect with our community around the world, which is why we’ll be at the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (#APRICOT2026) in Jakarta, Indonesia! We are proud to have supported APRICOT for more than two decades, and
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Riveting, extraordinary and brutally honest speech by Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister. God, I wish we would have European leaders like this. Here's an excerpt: In 1978, the Czech dissident Václav Havel, later president, wrote an essay called “The Power of the Powerless,”
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Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
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Big Brother Watch exists to protect us all from people like Shabana Mahmood. This is a jaw dropping interview on her “ultimate vision”🥴 @BigBrotherWatch
https://t.co/xud82FtKgA
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Are you a brilliant civil liberties campaigner looking for your next opportunity? Work with us! We're looking for an Advocacy Manager to join our high-impact team to lead our work on areas including live facial recognition & digital ID. Apply today⤵️ https://t.co/MDR7ysqaNH
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Sometimes, it feels like there's a lot of pressure to always be doing something, but you know what? Rest is just as productive. #InvisibleIllness #Crohns #Colitis
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Nvidia, $NVDA, CEO: “you cannot show me a task that is beneath me.”
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Digital ID “The public are being misled” Senior civil servant whistleblower reveals significant security flaws in the UK’s digital ID infrastructure. READ ⤵️ https://t.co/SIxzj3iGif
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If you’ve felt safer sending a message because you sent it on Signal, please support our work. As a nonprofit, Signal exists because of your donations. In the app: Settings > Donate On the web:
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost UK up to £10 billion with central estimate of -£5.4 billion It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage as the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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