Home Office’s eVisa Fiasco: Digital-Only Scheme Sparks GDPR Chaos
Civil society groups are urging the UK’s data watchdog to probe the Home Office’s digital-only eVisa scheme for potential GDPR breaches. They claim it exposes sensitive data and leaves migrants unable to prove their legal status. Could this be the plot of a new thriller, or just another day in bureaucracy?
Hot Take:
Who knew that the Home Office’s digital brainchild would be more of a digital Frankenstein? With eVisa, it’s like playing a game of “guess your immigration status” but with real-life consequences, and spoiler alert: nobody’s winning!
Key Points:
- eVisa scheme causing data breaches and systemic errors, says civil society groups.
- Home Office’s digital-only approach criticized for lacking physical fallback.
- Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) deemed incomplete and misleading.
- Concerns over handling of biometric data and digital inclusion.
- ICO to determine if eVisa complies with GDPR or is a bureaucratic blunder.
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