UK data watchdog to investigate country’s troubled immigration IT systems

After reports revealed that more than 76,000 people have been affected by biographical and biometrical data errors in the UK government immigration database, the country’s data protection watchdog has launched an investigation into the work of the Home Office.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will probe “IT incidents” connected to the Home Office-operated Person Centric Data Platform (PCDP) and Atlas, the computer tools used by immigration caseworkers and border authorities, according to trade publication Public Technology. Both systems are part …

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