# Oh, What a Snooping Web We Weave!
Hold on to your bank statements, folks! It seems the UK’s government might be ready to unleash their inner Big Brother with a plan that sounds straight out of a dystopian novel. Grab some popcorn as disability rights, poverty advocates, and privacy enthusiasts join forces to stop algorithmic surveillance of bank accounts from becoming a reality. Let’s break down this somewhat alarming news (and a little funny, if you can find humor in privacy invasion).
## Key Points:
– **Tory Nostalgia:** The Conservative party’s past plan to combat welfare fraud is being viewed with more suspicion than a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
– **Algorithmic Vigilantes:** The government is considering using shiny algorithms and possibly AI to snoop on bank accounts. Apparently, ‘trust but verify’ is old school now.
– **Costing the UK:** The proposed plan is aiming to address £10bn of welfare fraud, which is about as appealing as a soggy biscuit when it comes to dealing with legitimate claims.
– **Privacy Panic:** Groups that care about our civil liberties are in full panic mode, thinking this could be the beginning of a privacy-free society where even your toaster
As part of this experiment I would like to give credit where credit is due. If you enjoy these, please take a moment to read the original article:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/01/monitoring-uk-bank-accounts-for-benefits-would-be-huge-blow-to-privacy
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