openrightsgroup, 27 days ago

The dehumanising approach of the UK Home Office was stark in the decision to put GPS monitors on migrants.

This practice restricts the freedom to engage in everyday activities and can contribute to feelings of stress and anxiety.

GPS tracking devices allowed the Home Office to collect vast amounts of personal data to make decisions on asylum and immigration applications.

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openrightsgroup, 27 days ago

The UK government claimed the right to access any relevant data collected by GPS tags, referred to as ‘trail data’.

The harmful policy of GPS tagging migrants with the involvement of third-party companies such as Capita was fought by Privacy International in court.

The government was defeated for extensive breaches of privacy and data protection law.

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https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5261/gps-tagging-migrants-unlawful-uk-authority-finds-after-pi-complaint