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REPHRAIN is the National Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online

About Us

REPHRAIN aims at protecting citizens online through delivering privacy at scale, minimising online harms, and balancing individual agency versus social good. Researchers in Computer Science, International Relations, Law, Psychology, Management, Design, Digital Humanities, Public Policy, Political Science, Criminology and Sociology at Bristol (lead), University College London, Bath, King's College London, and Edinburgh have teamed up to lead an £8.6 million three-year UKRI Research Centre of Excellence focussed on the protection of citizens online.

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August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023
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REPHRAIN cited in CMS Committee Report on Connected Tech

The Commons CMS Committee has published a report on Connected Tech, which heavily cites the expert input of REPHRAIN researchers, covering the harms and benefits of connected tech, with particular attention to the debate around physical labelling of devices.
July 5, 2023
July 5, 2023
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REPHRAIN on the Online Safety Bill

REPHRAIN have issued a press statement, amplifying an open letter from the broader community, calling on the UK Parliament to consider independent scientific evaluation before voting through the Online Safety Bill, specifically regarding concerns around privacy and End-to-End Encryption (E2EE).
February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023
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Safety Tech Challenge Evaluation Report

The REPHRAIN research centre are pleased to announce to release of “Towards a Framework for Evaluation CSAM Prevention and Detection Tools in the Context of End-to-end encryption Environments: a Case Study”.