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December 2013 marked the 10-year anniversary of one of Data Protection’s most notorious developments, but it came and went without any great fanfare. It’s not really surprising that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) didn’t issue a press release celebrating the Durant judgment’s birthday, as they have been quietly attempting to erase it from history. The … Continue reading “Definition of Personal Data: Durant Revisited”
I decided to look at Miley Cyrus’s website. Don’t know why. I just picked a teenage pop singer at random. I found however that I couldn’t just look at her website, I had to register before entering her website. I admit that I’m in socio-economic group A++ and age group 55 to 65 so my … Continue reading “A comprehensive Privacy Policy.”
Sarah Browne, Information Compliance and Records Management Assistant at Greater Manchester Police, recently passed the BCS (ISEB) Certificate in Data Protection exam with Act Now. These are her top tips for passing: Give up any notions of a social life for 2 months – I did it – My friends and boyfriend supported my decision, … Continue reading “BCS Data Protection Course – How I Passed”
Has your public authority ever received an FOI request from Justin Case, Barb Dwyer or Stan Still? Would these even be valid requests? According to a survey of FOI officers published by the Constitution Unit, the average council receives 47 information requests a month. The media now make around a third of all requests but … Continue reading “Can Spiderman make a Freedom of Information request?”
In July 2012, the Justice Select Committee published its report into post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Running to more than 100 pages, and considering submissions from a wide range of those who operate the Act, the report is broadly summarised in its first sentence: “Freedom of Information has been a significant … Continue reading “Changes to FOI : Government Response to Justice Committee Report”
Starting today and continuing for some weeks – the Act Now Book Draw. We have a selection of books relevant to the information/surveillance law sector by some well respected authors. We intend to give one of these books away for FREE every week. We will put names of all entrants in a hat and draw … Continue reading “Act Now and bag a book”
My new i phone…. Google has decided it will change its privacy policy, well not so much change as start to enforce it. Basically all the information it has about you will be shared all across the Google platform unless you say no. This is a simplistic analysis and a much better one is at http://preview.tinyurl.com/7hb9jtg but … Continue reading “What’s green & white and doesn’t sound like a Parrot.”
Christmas is coming; the geese are getting weight challenged. Nothing better than to curl up with a good book about privacy issues. Many authors have dabbled in this type of thriller. Here’s a top ten list for the festive season. Note an e book is not the same as e government (whatever happened to that?) … Continue reading “Read all about it.”