Proposed UK data protection law hit by criticism

The UK’s prospective data protection law is facing criticism from lawmakers and rights groups over plans to introduce bank account monitoring of benefit recipients and changes to biometric data oversight.

A cross-party group of parliamentarians has called for the government to reject an addition to the  Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI) that would give powers to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) access to the bank accounts of individuals receiving state benefits. The proposal was introduced in …

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