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Funding

Big Brother Watch is a UK non-profit civil liberties campaign group fighting for a free future. Our vital work is made possible by the generosity of our supporters and donors.

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“I support Big Brother Watch so that my little voice in conjunction with all the other little voices can form a roar.”

Independence

We are a non-partisan, independent campaign organisation. Independence is of central importance to us. Funders do not, and cannot, set our policies or otherwise direct our work.

As a small organisation, we are largely dependent on donations from members of the public. We would like to thank all of those who donate towards our work and legal challenges.

Transparency

We are incredibly grateful to be in receipt of grants from the following trusts and foundations:

Current Grants

Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust: protecting rights and democracy against digital threats

Past Grants

Open Society Foundations: project-specific funding to support our Poverty Panopticon report.

The Andrew Wainwright Reform Trust: to protect privacy from facial recognition surveillance, and to document the rise of the surveillance state

Lush: to protect privacy from facial recognition surveillance.

Digital Freedom Fund: to produce expert pre-litigation research on digital strip searches, and biosurveillance

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Our spending breakdown (2023)

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We don't employ any staff for fundraising, admin, HR, or operations. Each team member works directly on our campaigning efforts to defend freedom.