Posts by Nasruddin

Identity disorder: Does UK govt need Verify more than we do?

Walk-in centre? What walk-in centre? HMRC and DWP have got rid of them....

Replacing humans with robots in your factories? Hold on just a sec

Re: The good news is

The law already says some legal decisions can be made by computers, independently of humans- see s2 of the Social Security Act 1998. In theory at least, a DWP computer can decide if you have a sufficient level of relevant disability to qualify for a benefit, or good cause for not doing something t that would otherwise get you sanctioned. In practice, not so much, at least at present. But claimants, salute your electronic overlords...

Trial to store benefits claimants' personal data on blockchain slammed

Universal Credit is paid to (some) workers on low wages. It includes a claimant commitment and sanctions for non-compliance. How long before the data stops being anonymous and after a long day at work you have to take your benefit card to the chosen shop and know that your personal adviser is checking to see that you have bought healthily. Pie - no, chubby, you'll be sanctioned. Fat people work less hard. Condoms? But you said you were single. We need to investigate.

Beer. While we still can.

Arrests for 'offensive' Twitter and Facebook messages up by a third

Re: Act 127 does not apply to women apparently

It does. (UK) Interpretation Act 1978 provides that

"In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears,—

(a)words importing the masculine gender include the feminine;

(b)words importing the feminine gender include the masculine;

(c)words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular".

And I assume there will be equivalents elsewhere.