THE PRIVACY DEBATE - UK New Aggressive Penalties

[00:00:00]Have you heard that the DWP can now take away your driver's license or directly access funds from your bank account without your permission? Well, the UK government is trying desperately to claw back around 10 billion pounds lost to welfare fraud and error using these aggressive new powers. If fraud is found, they can now just issue these direct deduction orders bypassing the slow courts to pull money straight out of suspect's bank accounts.

[00:00:28]And if the debtor deliberately evades them, they can apply to court to have their driver's license temporarily suspended, too.

[00:00:34]Honest citizens have nothing to fear, says the state. But privacy watchdogs warn that a tiny algorithm error could ruin thousands of innocent lives. Where do you draw the line? Click the link to watch the full exposé on Money Crimes and Human Minds.