THIS IS DISGUSTING
the UK government has slipped another bill to destroy childrens rights and digital privacy under the radar
It's called the "Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill"
childrens NHS numbers are going to be used as a SUI (single unique identifier) id, which is sold as a safeguarding tool but has no clear safeguarding benefits
it will be "used across services"
this potentially means that advertisers and shady companies could get access to data of every child in the UK, including NHS records, other health records, school records such as attendance rates behaviour records and potentially grades, and other stuff that should be kept private
it could also potentially be used for police profiling
from what I can tell, it will be created for every person under 18 with an NHS number without that persons consent, or even their parents consent. NO FUCK EW NO. THAT JUST SCREAMS SHADY.
I read something about confidential and sensitive data being allowed to be shared more easily"for safeguarding purposes". Not good.
there is also a compulsory children not in school register.
this could prevent homeschooling for vulnerable and disabled children, and could also harm children who use school as an excuse to escape an abusive situation/seek help, as it will make any absence from school visible
It's unclear whether children or parents will be notified when the child's digital id is shared
privacy conscious parents might not register their children in services like education and the NHS, harming children who would otherwise have been able to access those things
What can you do about this?
It's currently in the committee stage in the house of lords, so time is running out to oppose it.
You can oppose by signing this petition if you're a british citizen:
We call on the Government to withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. We believe it downgrades education for all children, and un
and you should also make as much noise about this as possible. Spread the word, the government will be less likely to pass this if there's a hell lot of backlash about it. Do everything you can, write to parliament if you're able, because once this system is in place, it will be very hard to get rid of.
PLEASE REBLOG!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!
