Michael Veale on Nostr: the article misses that the UK (at least E&W) has done this for years & years — ...

the article misses that the UK (at least E&W) has done this for years & years — OGRS & OASIS. Compared to many others systems they’ve been pretty well governed, and mostly in-house (two likely linked things!). This is not so much about magic prediction as a hollowing out of the state to data bros. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/16/tech-firm-palantir-spoke-with-moj-about-calculating-prisoners-reoffending-risks via nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq4d7wrejgru4r386mncveuarhg9r4q6fdtzezulxwjdchxveycpgspvysjz (nprofile…ysjz)