Sebastian Skelton
Data and Ethics Editor at Computer Weekly
Data and ethics editor at Computer Weekly. Who else's views would they be? Open to pitches at [email protected]. He/him.
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1 day ago |
computerweekly.com | Sebastian Skelton
Greater use of biometrics In its whitepaper, the government also outlined proposals to deploy “modern biometric technology” to frontline immigration enforcement officers, specifically highlighting that they will play a role in facilitating immigration raids.
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1 week ago |
computerweekly.com | Sebastian Skelton
The UK government and online harms regulator Ofcom disagree about whether misinformation is covered by the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA). On 29 April 2025, the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (SITC) questioned the UK’s online harms and data regulators about whether the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) is fit for purpose, as part of its inquiry into online misinformation and harmful algorithms.
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2 weeks ago |
computerweekly.com | Sebastian Skelton
MoJ systems Known as the Offender Assessment System (OASys), the first crime prediction tool was initially developed by the Home Office over three pilot studies before being rolled out across the prison and probation system of England and Wales between 2001 and 2005.
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4 weeks ago |
computerweekly.com | Sebastian Skelton
Football players are issuing “stop processing” requests to gaming, betting and data-processing firms over the use of their performance, health and injury data, citing ethical concerns with how the information being distributed about them can affect their career prospects. Under Article 21 of the UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), individuals have the right to object to the processing of their personal data.
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1 month ago |
computerweekly.com | Sebastian Skelton
Transparency and data storage concerns While the Financial Times covered the Home Office’s Anduril contract when it was announced, MRN and Storey said there has been little to no scrutiny of the towers since, and that they are concerned by the department’s resistance to transparency, even in response to FoIs. Specifically, they cited a lack of information on contract details, the location of the towers (which have been manually identified and logged by Storey), the data sharing agreements...
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