openrightsgroup, 26 days ago (edited 26 days ago)

Digital identity checks for migrants in the UK are error-prone and raise serious questions around personal data, data sharing and discrimination.

The Identity Document Validation Technology (IDVT) uses facial recognition technology that carries risks of racial bias.

The use of third party companies to the government means that personal data is at the mercy of others with little to no choice for the worker.

#privacy #dataprotection #facialrecognition #ukpolitics #ChallengeTheChecks

openrightsgroup, 26 days ago

While it’s illegal to employ someone without permission to work in the UK, there’s no legal obligation to carry out right to work checks.

To avoid the risk of not having a statutory excuse against civil penalties, employers are incentivised to carry out these checks.

#privacy #dataprotection #migrants #rightoworkchecks #ukpolitics #ChallengeTheChecks

openrightsgroup, 26 days ago

Right to work checks in the UK, run through error-prone technology offered by an increasing number of third-party companies, put #migrants in precarious positions.

Many people have been unfairly dismissed from jobs and found that their data is outside of their control.

ORG, Migrants' Rights Network and Migrants at Work run the #ChallengeTheChecks campaign to uncover the data harms resulting from right to work checks.

Find out more ⬇️

#dataprotection #ukpolitics

https://migrantsrights.org.uk/projects/challenge-the-checks/