PI rings the alarm bell and alerts UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about the use of algorithms by the Home Office and their impact on migrants
PI rings the alarm bell and alerts UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about the use of algorithms by the Home Office and their impact on migrants
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PI filed a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) against the Home Office’s policy and practice of collecting and processing data through two algorithmic tools used in immigration enforcement operations.
Key findings
- UK Home Office’s uses two algorithms for immigration purposes seemingly without sufficient safeguards to protect the right to privacy and meet data protection standards.
- Migrants appear to be subject to automated decision making without adequate human review processes.
- Migrants are not adequately informed and therefore are unable to challenge invasive data processing activities of automated tools.