Open Rights Group on Nostr: The processing of data under #Prevent is neither proportionate nor necessary when 87% ...
The processing of data under #Prevent is neither proportionate nor necessary when 87% of referrals end with no action.
Yet organisations rely on national security or law enforcement exemptions to #dataprotection, which aren't valid when there's no criminal activity.
Referrals are often driven by a lack of other safeguarding support – ‘Vulnerability present but no ideology or risk’ was the largest category of referrals (36%) in 23/24.
#surveillance #ukpolitics
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/prevent-thousands-of-children-referred-to-counter-terrorism-programme-last-year/
Yet organisations rely on national security or law enforcement exemptions to #dataprotection, which aren't valid when there's no criminal activity.
Referrals are often driven by a lack of other safeguarding support – ‘Vulnerability present but no ideology or risk’ was the largest category of referrals (36%) in 23/24.
#surveillance #ukpolitics
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/prevent-thousands-of-children-referred-to-counter-terrorism-programme-last-year/