To be identifiable or not to be identifiable – to what extent do our identities merit concealment through law in light of the capabilities of modern technologies? The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently published guidance on what to do when handling requests for information in respect of which personal data must first be … Continue reading
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Request for Home Secretary personal email metadata valid in principle, says ICO
A request that is hard to swallow? Government gets a whiff of their own ‘metadata medicine’ The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has held that requests for metadata are capable of being valid under the Freedom of Information 2000 (FOIA), in particular its section 8 dealing with the form of requests. The facts of the … Continue reading
The First Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) refuses to disclose the names of 4 police officers involved in a ‘car selling-scam’… and a few considerations about the right to be forgotten
Some of the most vocal criticisms of the right to be forgotten as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union in its famous case decided on 13 May 2014 come from Internet giants. The Wikimedia foundation and the Wikipedia founder himself are no exception. “This right to be forgotten is the idea … Continue reading