Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks of using algorithms

Re:Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks o... by Freak_NL on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:29AM (#31014414)

This was not a case of corruption. Incompetence, discrimination, and lack of accountability, but not corruption. Most civil servants involved believed they were doing the right thing (despite ruining many lives in reality), and none profited personally, provided favours, or pocketed money.

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Re:Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks o... by StreamBright on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:46AM (#31014607)

"Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted with a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain."

I use corruption in the dictionary definition sense. I guess you think that corruption only means bribery.

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Re:Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks o... by Freak_NL on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:52AM (#31014655)

> […] in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain.

There was no personal gain nor illicit benefits gained by the civil servants responsible. For something to be corruption, the perpetrator has to gain something.

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Re:Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks o... by edejong on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:08AM (#31014818)

Would a promotion (or not losing your job) count as a gain?

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Re:Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks o... by zambal on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:25AM (#31015005)

It might be a gain, but that doesn't make it corruption.

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Re:Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks o... by rocqua on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:31AM (#31015076)

I'd say no to keeping your job, and yes to a promotion only if it is accelerated.

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Re:Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks o... by StreamBright on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @11:53AM (#31016191)

You think that they did this because they are purely evil? I think they had to gain something. Maybe the gain was less work.

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Re:Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks o... by evandijk70 on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:51AM (#31014647)

GP used the same definition - employees of the tax-office received no illicit benefits or personal gain.

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