"Reformed provisions which increase authorities' and welfare administrators' powers to access client financial data, alongside proposed reforms which would enable at-home technological monitoring and surveillance of people accessing benefits without their consent, pose notable human rights concerns."
"We call upon the Finnish government to ensure the full and equal respect of the right to privacy, and of all human rights, for its entire population when it comes to the implementation of digital public infrastructure and to ensure that their national laws are fully consistent with the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities and all other international human rights treaties to which they are party."
Finland's new social welfare legal reforms create significant human rights concerns, particularly regarding privacy rights. The reforms expand authorities' and welfare administrators' access to client financial data and enable at-home technological monitoring and surveillance of benefit recipients without their consent. These changes disproportionately affect people with disabilities and all individuals accessing benefits through the Kela welfare system. Privacy International, the European Disability Forum, and Finnish disability representatives call on the Finnish government to ensure full respect for privacy rights and human rights compliance with international treaties, including the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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