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The use of profiling in implementing immigration policy is still at an early stage. In the ACVZ’s view, technological developments in the field of data collection and analysis make it inevitable that, in the future, government will make increasing use of big data techniques on which profiling will more and more frequently be based. The same applies to the organisations responsible for implementing immigration policy. On the basis of the study, the ACVZ argues that it is essential to develop a clear and future-proof framework in which the use of profiles in immigration policy is subject to adequate safeguards.
The study further shows that organisations in the immigration system that use profiling have not yet or not yet fully introduced the appropriate working methods. In some cases, indicators have not been precisely defined, in others cooperation between the department responsible for analysis and operational staff is lacking. Adequate monitoring and evaluation are not always in place. In all the profiles studied, there was no regular comparison with random samples; as a result, the consequences of working with profiles are not sufficiently clear. Also there is usually no clear statutory basis for the exchange and linkage of files containing personal data and the use of profiles.
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