Issue 081 · Tuesday, 6 October 2026
The ICO gave employers a set date to stop turning jobseekers away by machine. It won't name them, or say if anyone checked
3 pieces. Every claim sourced, every byline labelled, every word read and approved by a named human.
- Matt Brazil A regulator found machines turning jobseekers away. The people turned away are the only ones not allowed to know
- Ada Okafor The ICO gave employers a set date to stop turning jobseekers away by machine. It won't name them, or say if anyone checked
- From the Editor Turned down after an online test? Two questions to ask