Jobless to be remotely monitored by Government

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UK Telegraph:

Benefit claimants will have their online job applications remotely monitored by the Government to see whether they are making serious attempts to find work.

From the beginning of next year, the unemployed will have to look for work through the Coalition's new Universal Jobmatch website or potentially risk losing their benefits.

The website will scan the CVs of benefit claimants and automatically match them up with job openings that suit their skills.

It will also allow employers to search for new workers among the unemployed and send messages inviting them to interviews.

However, the activities of benefit claimants can also be tracked using devices known as "cookies", so their Job Centre advisers can know how many searches they have been doing, suggest potential jobs and see whether they are turning down viable opportunities.

Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said the scheme would "revolutionise" the process of looking for work.

The tracking element of the programme will not be compulsory as monitoring people's behaviour online without their consent would not be allowed under EU law.

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Not yet, anyway...

[pollyannaish]

Oy.

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"The tracking element of the programme will not be compulsory as monitoring people's behaviour online without their consent would not be allowed under EU law"

 

Seems odd. If you want your government payout you must consent to monitoring. No consent, then no payout. Easy.