Ella Bicknell

Ella Bicknell has been following the story. So the scheme was not public knowledge, Jeanette. It was revealed from a Freedom of Information request. And that's a right that allows anyone to ask a question of a UK public authority. And it revealed that the tool was formerly known as the Homicide Prediction Project.

Ella Bicknell has been following the story. So the scheme was not public knowledge, Jeanette. It was revealed from a Freedom of Information request. And that's a right that allows anyone to ask a question of a UK public authority. And it revealed that the tool was formerly known as the Homicide Prediction Project.

It's an 18th month project collecting data on convicted criminals from the UK Police National Computer, as well as the UK Probation Services and Manchester Police, which is one of the UK's Untertitelung des ZDF, 2020 Looking at obvious things such as the nature of previous convictions, to the date of which they happened, to more esoteric things like has this person ever been a witness?

It's an 18th month project collecting data on convicted criminals from the UK Police National Computer, as well as the UK Probation Services and Manchester Police, which is one of the UK's Untertitelung des ZDF, 2020 Looking at obvious things such as the nature of previous convictions, to the date of which they happened, to more esoteric things like has this person ever been a witness?

Have they ever received a fine? What age were they when they first interacted with the police? So a real spread of data. And this raises all kinds of ethical concerns. Yes, so State Watch, who led this investigation, their aims as a civil liberties group, they say, is to expose and challenge new ways of surveillance and the ways it could lead to coercion and control.

Have they ever received a fine? What age were they when they first interacted with the police? So a real spread of data. And this raises all kinds of ethical concerns. Yes, so State Watch, who led this investigation, their aims as a civil liberties group, they say, is to expose and challenge new ways of surveillance and the ways it could lead to coercion and control.

And they say that this project poses such a risk, infringing on people's privacy, especially if it reveals information about victims or witnesses in these criminal cases and sensitive information. such as mental health, domestic abuse and even suicide. And another ethical concern they have raised is discrimination.

And they say that this project poses such a risk, infringing on people's privacy, especially if it reveals information about victims or witnesses in these criminal cases and sensitive information. such as mental health, domestic abuse and even suicide. And another ethical concern they have raised is discrimination.

They say that this tool will be inaccurate and perpetuate historic biases seen in the police, but also biases found in the current stage of artificial intelligence, particularly racial biases and biases against those of poorer backgrounds. What has the government said in response to all this?

They say that this tool will be inaccurate and perpetuate historic biases seen in the police, but also biases found in the current stage of artificial intelligence, particularly racial biases and biases against those of poorer backgrounds. What has the government said in response to all this?

We asked the UK government for a right to reply and they answered saying that their motive for this project is for the interest of public safety and to prevent serious violent crime. They say this project is for research purposes only and the data is from convicted offenders from 2015.

We asked the UK government for a right to reply and they answered saying that their motive for this project is for the interest of public safety and to prevent serious violent crime. They say this project is for research purposes only and the data is from convicted offenders from 2015.

They also say that the data is securely stored and encrypted and will be deleted six months after the project concludes. And any reports on the findings will be released in due course to the public.

They also say that the data is securely stored and encrypted and will be deleted six months after the project concludes. And any reports on the findings will be released in due course to the public.

And it really is a treasure trove, one that was found by a metal detectorist.

And it really is a treasure trove, one that was found by a metal detectorist.

And it really is a treasure trove, one that was found by a metal detectorist.

And I understand you also had an enthusiastic team of people helping with this long excavation because of the sheer scale of the project. And you yourself, you were digging away in North Yorkshire.

And I understand you also had an enthusiastic team of people helping with this long excavation because of the sheer scale of the project. And you yourself, you were digging away in North Yorkshire.

And I understand you also had an enthusiastic team of people helping with this long excavation because of the sheer scale of the project. And you yourself, you were digging away in North Yorkshire.