Privacy campaigners have warned that the UK government is slipping through new laws with “minimal debate” as it looks to crack down on benefit fraud by accessing people’s bank data more regularly.
The government will soon be able to check the bank accounts of those claiming out-of-work benefits every month, under new plans to torch out rising numbers of fraudulent claimants.
https://www.cityam.com/government-sneaking-through-new-bank-data-powers-campaigners-warn/