FOI: this time it’s personal
FOIMan brings you the latest in his series of articles for PDP’s Freedom of Information Journal. One of the more difficult aspects of dealing with freedom of information (FOI) requests is knowing how to handle …
FOIMan brings you the latest in his series of articles for PDP’s Freedom of Information Journal. One of the more difficult aspects of dealing with freedom of information (FOI) requests is knowing how to handle …
FOIMan is concerned that legitimate questions and concerns about data sharing are too often dismissed by those in a rush to exploit big data. And explains that this is nothing new. Years ago I worked …
FOIMan finds DP being breached in his own backyard. Back in 1936, the Crystal Palace, originally built for the Great Exhibition in 1851, and later moved to parkland to the south-east of London, burnt down. …
FOIMan despairs of the way the care:data project is being handled. Care:data has literally kept me awake at night. Six months ago I wrote a piece which referenced care:data as an example of what I …
FOI Man wants a balanced and calm debate on sharing of personal data. Is that really too much to ask? At the end of last week I posed two questions. Firstly, are we assuming the …
FOI Man asks if we’re in danger of throwing the baby out with the bathwater through an increasingly negative portrayal of the use of personal data. It’s easy to see why many of us have …