The UK Home Office has known about problems with the eVisa scheme from the start.
Its poor design and lack of Data Protection Impact Assessment has resulted in breaches.
But the Home Office is still failing to be transparent about the volume of complaints and how and when they will deal with them.
#dataprotection #evisa #ico #gdpr #migrants #homeoffice #ukpolitics #ukpol
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