Spalburg finds it all the more striking because her party already asked questions about the use of these types of systems in January. “We then asked whether the customer system they were working with made use of algorithms and whether they asked for characteristics of residents that are prohibited by law to register,” explains the councilor. Work and Income Lekstroom (WIL), which is active as a benefits agency in these four municipalities, responded in the negative. “WIL doesn’t work with algorithms, I was told.”
PvdA councilor Nieuwegein indignant about algorithm to detect fraud: ‘Should we prevent’
