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Privacy International
2 weeks ago
EU data protection

Two court judgments, one regulatory decision - Bricks fall around UK's GPS tagging of migrants

The UK Home Office's policy of placing people released from immigration detention under 24/7 GPS surveillance is facing legal challenges. [ more ]
Investing.com UK
3 weeks ago
London

UK rules out cyber threat after resolving passport gate outage By Reuters

The UK Home Office confirmed that the border control systems were operational post-outage, denying any cyber attack suspicions and assuring no security compromise. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago
EU data protection

UK has begun mass arrests of potential Rwanda deportees: What's next?

The UK Home Office has lost contact with over half of the individuals earmarked for deportation to Rwanda. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Home Office pilot that put ankle tags on migrants breached data protection law'

Home Office's ankle tag pilot for migrants breached UK data protection law
ICO issued an enforcement notice and warning to Home Office for failing to assess risks of electronic monitoring [ more ]
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www.vice.com
3 months ago
Marketing

The UK Government Will Pay Influencers to Tell Migrants Not to Come

The Home Office is planning to use TikTok influencers to discourage illegal migration to the UK through a 1 million advertising campaign.
The campaign will focus on countries that account for a significant proportion of illegal migration to the UK, including Albania, Iraq, Egypt, and Vietnam. [ more ]
Dazed
3 months ago
Marketing

The UK government is now enlisting TikTok stars to deter migrants

The UK Home Office is planning to hire Albanian influencers to dissuade prospective migrants from traveling to the UK.
The strategy will be rolled out in other countries that contribute to migration to the UK, including Egypt, Iraq, and Vietnam. [ more ]
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NewsChain
4 months ago
UK news

Home Office loses track of nearly 6,000 asylum seekers

Nearly 6,000 asylum seekers in the UK, whose claims have been withdrawn, are missing.
The Home Office has admitted to losing track of these asylum seekers and is taking steps to locate them. [ more ]
NewsChain
4 months ago
UK news

Watchdog rebukes Government over claim asylum backlog had been 'cleared'

The UK Home Office has been criticized by the statistics watchdog for misleading the public about clearing the asylum backlog
The government's claim of clearing the backlog was seen as a 'barefaced lie' by critics [ more ]
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