Migrants deceived and tracked online by Home Office

18/08/2021 | Open Rights Group

The ICO has opened an investigation following revelations about the On the Move website created by the Home Office, which makes misleading claims on asylum while collecting personal data about possible asylum seekers, and then fails to disclose links to the Home Office. 

  • Read The Independent article: Home Office set up a fake website to deter asylum seekers from crossing Channel with ‘misleading’ claims.
  • Visit the On the Move website.
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