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Surveillance shouldn’t be the price to pay for accessing social benefits.

In the UK, it can be.

Read our investigation on the DWP’s fraud detection capabilities and practices:

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4395/shedding-light-dwp-part-1-we-read-uk-welfare-agencys-995-page-guide-conducting


Shedding light on the DWP Part 1 - We read the UK welfare agency’s 995-page guide on conducting surveillance and here are the scariest bits

In May 2019, the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – the department in charge of welfare – published their two-part staff guide on conducting fraud investigations.
Privacy International
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Quincy
Quincy
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This is monstrous, and in no way justified even if "#fraud" were a significant cost factor.
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Southport & Mersey Reporter
Southport & Mersey Reporter
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Very informative post & link. As media, it was very interesting to read. This info wasn't anything we hadn't seen before but the question about publicity was very interesting & important. We found the views on the question about the exposure of someone conducting fraud whether they should or shouldn't be highlighted intriguing. As media we do take into consideration the evidence presented to us & if possible we try to give the other named parties a chance to reply before publishing.

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