Welfare surveillance on trial in the Netherlands
▻https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-make-it/welfare-surveillance-trial-netherlands
Courts held hearings on a lawsuit by a number of groups concerned at the draconian Dutch system in late October, with a decision awaited in January. The Netherlands is consistently ranked as one of the world’s strongest democracies. You might be surprised to learn that it is also home to one of the most intrusive surveillance systems that automates tracking and profiling of the poor. On 29 October, the District Court of the Hague held hearings on the legality of Systeem Risico Indicatie (...)
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