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Headline
Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks of using algorithms
URL
https://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-scandal-serves-as-a-warning-for-europe-over-risks-of-using-algorithms/
Media Organization
Politico
Submitted By: [Name: None, GitHub: @None]

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  "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-scandal-serves-as-a-warning-for-europe-over-risks-of-using-algorithms/",
  "headline": "Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks of using algorithms",
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  "summary": "In 2012, Chermaine Leysner received a letter from the Dutch tax authority demanding she pay back her child care allowance going back to 2008. This was the start of the 'toeslagenaffaire,' or the child care benefits scandal, which affected tens of thousands of families. The Dutch tax authorities had used a self-learning algorithm to create risk profiles in an effort to spot child care benefits fraud. Families were penalized over a mere suspicion of fraud based on the system\u2019s risk indicators. The Dutch tax authorities now face a new \u20ac3.7 million fine from the country's privacy regulator. The Dutch system was intended to weed out benefits fraud at an early stage. The criteria for the risk profile were developed by the tax authority. The Dutch government has promised to pay back victims of the incident \u20ac30,000. The new Rutte government has pledged to create a new algorithm regulator under the country\u2019s data protection authority."
}