<![CDATA[ORG calls on the UK Information Commissioner's Office "to begin a formal investigation into data protection breaches and accessibility issues with the [eVisa] scheme."]]>ORG calls on the UK Information Commissioner's Office "to begin a formal investigation into data protection breaches and accessibility issues with the [eVisa] scheme."

“Migrants are being failed by the Home Office, which didn’t properly assess the risks of a digital-only roll-out."

🗣️ ORG's @sarahalsherif.

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UK data watchdog accused of dragging feet on eVisa investigation | Computer Weekly

Despite longstanding data protection issues with the Home Office’s electronic visa system being flagged five months ago, the UK’s data regulator is yet to take any action

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This has left migrants facing real difficulties in their day-to-day lives.

But ICO are dragging their feet while people suffer.

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Civil society urges the ICO to investigate the Home Office’s failing eVisa system

19 civil society organisations have called on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to formally investigate data protection breaches and accessibility issues arising as a result of the Home Office’s eVisa scheme.

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