The UK government's new bill to force banks to share data from benefit claimants' accounts has sparked criticism from privacy campaigners, who call it a 'financial snoopers' charter'. The Labour government aims to use the data to identify and prevent fraud in the social security system.
Privacy campaigners are criticizing UK proposals to force banks to share data from the accounts of government benefit claimants, saying the ploy amounts to"a financial snoopers' charter targeted to automate suspicion."
The bill is also expected to recover money lost to fraud and protect vulnerable claimants from racking up debt, DWP said. There would also be safeguarding measures to protect vulnerable benefits claimants."Staff will be trained to the highest standards on the appropriate use of any new powers, and we will introduce new oversight and reporting mechanisms to monitor these new powers. DWP will not have access to people's bank accounts and will not share their personal information with third parties," the department added in a statement.
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