UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill
The types of information processed includes names, dates of birth, gender and ethnicity, and a number that identifies people on the police national computer.
Also to be shared – and listed under “special categories of personal data” - are “health markers which are expected to have significant predictive power”, such as data relating to mental health, addiction, suicide and vulnerability, and self-harm, as well as disability.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-killOpen linkView original on awful.systems
Sweet minority report turned out so well what an incredible time to be alive
I know what I'm watching tonight.
I know, next, let's build the torment nexus, as featured in the famous book, Don't Build the Torment Nexus.
There are around 600 homicides every year in the UK. The population is over 68 million. I feel like I could already give a pretty good estimate of whether a given person is going to be a murderer.
Time to start making important decisions based on a quantum random number generator. Predict me now, asshole.
Screw that quantum crap, what we really need is good old fashioned augury. Who wants to shell out for some sheep entrails?
The UK is also pushing for mandatory age verification. The next step is capturing all that adult-site-browsing data and using it to predict likely sex offenders.
I'm pretty annoying myself, so I figure I would rate highly on the 'likely to be murdered' prediction tool. That is what it is right? Right?
Fuck me, what a bullshit world are we living in?
Why is Labour like this?