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Putting each and every person in the social-security system at the mercy of the algorithm risks yet more devastating mistakes. It could even lead to a Kafkaesque, Horizon-style scandal, with potentially millions of people at risk.
What’s especially troubling about Labour’s plan is that the government is fully aware of just how flawed and intrusive it is. Just a few months ago, Labour politicians fought the then Conservative government’s original financial-surveillance proposals, pointing out the dangers of automatically treating every member of society, particularly the poorest, with suspicion. At the time, the public agreed with Labour. Over 270,000 people signed petitions against the original Conservative plans, and legal experts warned that such sweeping surveillance powers would likely violate the right to privacy.
So Labour’s volte face raises serious questions about its integrity, and its willingness to embrace mass surveillance.
Putting each and every person in the social-security system at the mercy of the algorithm risks yet more devastating mistakes. It could even lead to a Kafkaesque, Horizon-style scandal, with potentially millions of people at risk.
What’s especially troubling about Labour’s plan is that the government is fully aware of just how flawed and intrusive it is. Just a few months ago, Labour politicians fought the then Conservative government’s original financial-surveillance proposals, pointing out the dangers of automatically treating every member of society, particularly the poorest, with suspicion. At the time, the public agreed with Labour. Over 270,000 people signed petitions against the original Conservative plans, and legal experts warned that such sweeping surveillance powers would likely violate the right to privacy.
So Labour’s volte face raises serious questions about its integrity, and its willingness to embrace mass surveillance.