"Those affected by the eVisa system's technical failings told Computer Weekly, on condition of anonymity, that the entire experience had been "anxiety-inducing" and described how their lives had been thrust into "uncertainty" by the transition to a digital, online-only immigration system. Each also described how the "inordinate amount of stress" associated with not being able to reliably prove their immigration status had been made worse by a lack of responsiveness and help"
"This included a number of reports on how the Home Office's electronic visa (eVisa) system, which has been plagued by data quality and integrity issues from the outset, is affecting migrants in the UK; the progress of both domestic and international efforts to regulate AI; and debates around the ethics of autonomous weaponry. A number of stories also covered the role major technology companies have played in Israel's genocide against Palestinians,"
In 2025, human and socio-technical impacts of data-driven systems, especially artificial intelligence, drove policy and ethical concern. Ongoing technical failures in the Home Office's electronic visa (eVisa) system left scores of people in the UK unable to reliably prove immigration status or right to be in the country, generating anxiety, uncertainty and stress and compounded by poor Home Office responsiveness; one case prompted a finding of breach of UK data protection law. International AI summits progressed regulatory discussions, while debates intensified over the ethics of autonomous weaponry. Investigations also documented major technology companies providing digital infrastructure and tools that enabled mass killings in Israel's campaign against Palestinians.
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