A thread derived from this document while taking into account all of the changes in our welfare system, since - The Forrest Review was published 5-years ago: pmc.gov.au/sites/default/… I've wondered for a while if Palantir tech is being used for the likes of robodebt.. #auspol 1.
Andrew Forrest: 'Big data mining with specialist fraud firms like Palantir Technologies have proven extremely efficient at identifying fraud in a manner that the cash
system has no hope of replicating.' While it's not direct it's certainly a connection and explains a lot. 2.
Remember this gent: abc.net.au/news/2019-07-2… Straight away I thought of Palantir because when I wrote: melmacpolitics.com/2018/04/26/aus… I learned how their tech can be used to data mine billions and trillions of records in the hope of finding a nugget of value, be that an old debt, etc 3.
It is also known and not secret that Palantir's Fusion software is used by not only the ATO, AFP, and the DIBP, but also the Department of Human Services: ngm.com.au/australian-cri… 4.
Part of the summary of what the Indue card would do also caught my eye: 'have the scope to expand to accept other government payments such as funding for care
packages under the new National Disability Insurance Scheme.' The NDIS.. 5.
What led me back to the review in the first place was Forrest's stance on exemptions and mutual obligations. He believes that: 'Exemptions cause good policy to fail.' That job service providers are best placed to impose penalties not Centrelink. #ParentsNext also came to mind 6.
He also called for: 'All discretion of Centrelink and Job Service Providers to grant exemptions to be removed.' And to: 'Apply mutual obligation to all payments received by those of working age.' It's almost like his review has become a government blueprint for policies. 7.
He also wanted to: 'Reduce Centrelink's role in job seeker compliance to the spot checking of employment providers.' There is probably much more to contemplate with the benefit of knowing what's happened to our welfare system since this review was published. End.
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