Ban AI in immigration decisions

Ban AI in immigration decisions AI is being tested and trialled on some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our society. AI in immigration The use of AI in immigration include: live facial recognition used at borders and to ‘estimate’ the age of children seeking asylum; opaque and unaccountable tools used to summarise highly personal interviews given by people fleeing trauma and persecution; and automated tools claim to determine if marriages are real or entered into to get round immigration restrictions. These opaque and unaccountable tools are encoding biaas and secrecy into the immigration system. The Home Office using people seeking asylum as its testing ground without meeting even the minimum standards set by its own regulations and AI Playbook. ORG is fighting the automation of the hostile environment. We are campaigning for the government to regulate the use of AI by the public sector – and for some uses to be banned outright. Ban AI tools in Asylum Decision-making ORG commissioned a legal opinion by Cloisters Chambers’ Robin Allen KC and Dee Masters, and Joshua Jackson of Doughty Street Chambers. It finds that the Home Office’s failure to inform asylum applicants that AI tools are being used in their assessments is likely to be unlawful. Tell your MP to ban the use of AI tools in asylum assessments. . Legal opinion on AI in Asylum The lack of transparency over the use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely unlawful. ORG’s Investigation into ai in the asylum process Coming soonRelated Campaigns Reset the ICO Data protection rights only work if they’re enforced, that’s why we need an effective regulator. Find Out More Stop the eVisa scandal The Home Office’s flawed eVisa scheme means that many migrants can’t prove their right to be in the UK. Find Out More Hands Off Our Data Your data can get used against you and attacks on your rights mean you’ll have less ability to do anything about it. Find Out More End Pre-Crime Data and content is being weaponised to criminalise people without cause fuelled by facial recognition technology, AI and surveillance. Find Out More Councils against data discrimination Council’s should use technology to support justice, rights and freedoms. Find Out More Stop Data Discrimination The government wants to make it easier for companies and authorities to use your data against you. Find Out More The Global Privacy Race to the Bottom UK privacy rights are getting trampled in the Government’s rush to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Find Out More Stop Stalker Ads Your personal data is being auctioned off to online advertisers through Adtech systems, putting profits over privacy. Find Out More Demand privacy protections for Test & Trace The Government’s Test and Trace Programme risks the privacy rights of hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of individuals in the UK whose personal data has been or will be processed through the Programme. Find Out More Make data protection law work for everyone Currently only citizens – who rarely have the expertise, ability or time – are able to initiate complaints when data law is broken. Find Out More NHSX scraps centralised model for Covid-19 app In a huge win for digital privacy, in June 2020 the UK Government scrapped plans to use a centralised model for its Covid-19 tracker app, opting for the decentralised model long advocated by Open Rights Group (ORG). Find Out More The Government assault on privacy From expanded Police data powers to undermining the UK’s privacy regulator, the Government is rolling out a multifaceted attack on our hard won rights to privacy. Find Out More “Immigration exemption” ruled unlawful under GDPR When the “immigration exemption” became law as part of the 2018 Data Protection Act, it threatened the data rights of all UK residents, including British citizens. Find Out More Government drops risky age verification plan Open Rights Group (ORG) has been warning about major privacy risks in plans for age checks on adult websites since they were proposed in the Digital Economy Act 2017. Find Out More Migrant Digital Justice The Migrant Digital Justice programme empowers the migrants’ rights sector to challenge technologies used in immigration. Find Out More Changing the law on tracking In 2008 BT, Virgin and TalkTalk signed up to a new technology called Phorm, tracking users’ online habits to target them with ads. Find Out More