Privacy International's submission for the UN report on social protection
Privacy International's submitted its input to the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty ahead of the presentation of his thematic report to the UN Human Rights Council titled "Social protection: a reality check".
PI's submission highlights the impact of digitalisation, automation and intrusive data collection on access to social protection.
Key advocacy points
- PI's submission addresses our ongoing concerns on data-intensive and automated welfare systems
- Systems that are “digital-by-default” and rely on automated decision-making and profiling have led to discrimination and exclusion
- Intrusive and onerous requirements are creating legal and technical barriers for welfare claimants, preventing them from accessing social protection programmes
- Surveillance and poor data protection safeguards can lead to serious and unjustified interferences with affected individual’s fundamental right to privacy and dignity
Advocacy
Post date
24th May 2022
