A secretive Home Office unit has hoarded data on millions of people
The Data Services & Analytics has data on 650 million people and has been accused of creating a “super database”
Councils scrapping use of algorithms in benefit and welfare decisions
Call for more transparency on how such tools are used in public services as 20 councils stop using computer algorithms. The Home Office recently stopped using an algorithm to help decide visa applications after allegations that it contained “entrenched racism”.
Home Office Drops ‘Racist’ Algorithm From Visa Decisions
After a legal challenge to the automatic algorithm, the UK will "redesign" its visa process. The Home Office has agreed to stop using a computer algorithm to help decide visa applications after allegations that it contained "entrenched racism".