"GPS tags are intrusive data collection tools that monitor and record the location of the wearer using satellite and mobile technology, collecting location data referred to as 'trail data' at certain intervals. Trail data is particularly voluminous, sensitive, granular, and open to misinterpretation."
"Since January 2021, the UK Home Office has been mandating that migrants released on immigration bail wear GPS ankle tags, subjecting them to continuous surveillance. This results in vast amounts of highly sensitive and sometimes intimate data being collected by immigration authorities."
"Since August 2021, the Home Office has had a 'mandatory duty' to tag anyone potentially facing deportation or subject to a deportation order under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016. In June 2022, the Home Office expanded GPS tagging through a 12-month 'Expansion Pilot' whereby asylum claimants who arrive in the UK via unnecessary and dangerous routes could be tagged."
GPS ankle tags collect continuous location data at regular intervals, generating voluminous and highly sensitive information called 'trail data.' This data is granular, prone to inaccuracy, and vulnerable to misuse. Since January 2021, the UK Home Office has required migrants released on immigration bail to wear GPS tags. From August 2021, a mandatory duty requires tagging anyone facing deportation. In June 2022, the Home Office launched a 12-month expansion pilot to tag asylum seekers arriving via certain routes. Despite insufficient evidence from the initial pilot period, it was renewed until December 2023 but not extended further.
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