🚫 Stop welfare surveillance 🚫
Today ORG joined Big Brother Watch, 38degrees, Organise and other groups to deliver a 270,000+ strong petition to 10 Downing Street.
We say NO to powers in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill that’ll let the UK government spy on the bank accounts of ANY benefit claimant.
#DPDIBill #dataprotection #GDPR #surveillance #privacy #welfaresurveillance #HandsOffOurData #ukpolitics
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK) weakens protections against solely automated decisions that have life-changing or significant impacts. This will increase the risk of harms.
Indeed the DWP is already being criticised for its use of AI, despite warnings of algorithmic bias.
#dataprotection #DPDIBill #GDPR #HandsOffOurData #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics
The new welfare surveillance powers sow the seeds of a similar benefits scandal.
The likelihood is compounded by other rights-busting measures in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK):
🔴 Weaker controls on automated decision-making.
🔴 Limits on our ability to find out what data is held about us.
#dataprotection #DPDIBill #GDPR #HandsOffOurData #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics
Welfare surveillance has been done before.
It didn't end well.
The Netherlands benefits scandal saw thousands being unjustly accused of fraud and having their benefits incorrectly withdrawn after errors in data sharing and automated decision-making.
#dataprotection #DPDIBill #GDPR #HandsOffOurData #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is back at Committee Stage in the UK House of Lords.
Welfare surveillance powers in the Bill are an injustice waiting to happen.
The Department for Work and Pensions (UK) will be able to access the financial information of any benefit claimant – from Universal Credit to Child Benefit and State Pensions.
Here's why it's wrong ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/government-powers-overdrawn/
#dataprotection #DPDIBill #GDPR #HandsOffOurData #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics
🏷️ It’s a Privacy Fash Sale 🏷️
And everything must go!
🟡 Rights: SLASHED.
🟡 Parliamentary scrutiny: SLASHED.
The government is offering welfare surveillance to every benefit claimant, whether you like it or not!
Say no, while you still have a chance: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data
#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #DPDIBill #dataprotection #privacy #surveillance #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics #pensions
The government will have "the right to inspect the bank account of anyone who claims a state pension."
Welfare surveillance powers slipped into the Data Protection and Digital Information are so broadly drawn that they'll let the Department for Work and Pensions surveil the finances of all benefit claimants, including Child Benefit and the State Pension.
#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #DPDIBill #dataprotection #privacy #surveillance #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics
The enemy is within 🕵️♂️
An authoritarian government grants itself powers to spy on the bank accounts of all benefit claimants. Even the pensioners.
A gripping abuse of power in a Parliament near you NOW.
Don’t miss your chance to stop it.
➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data
#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #DPDIBill #dataprotection #privacy #surveillance #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics #parody
There are 12.6 million people on the State Pension... suspicious.
Or so the government thinks. That's why they're seizing welfare surveillance powers in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.
Whoever claims a benefit, including the State Pension, could have their bank account frisked.
➡️ Say no: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data
#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #DPDIBill #dataprotection #privacy #surveillance #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics #spoof
Laws that protect our personal data from abuse are being dissolved.
With the government sneaking in welfare surveillance powers to grab the data of people claiming benefits, our embattled right to privacy needs defending.
ACT NOW TO STOP THE #DPDIBILL ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data
#HandsOffOurData #DataGrabBill #dataprotection #privacy #surveillance #WelfareSurveillance #ukpolitics
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