FOIMan highlights some recent developments of interest. Water utilities are not subject to FOI. However, they are apparently subject to the Environmental Information Regulations according to a new Upper Tribunal decision. The long and complex …
FOIMan reports on the latest FOI and information rights news stories. Information Commissioner uses launch of Annual Report to call for more resources and powers The Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, launched his office’s Annual …
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 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 …
