Is a disproportionate fear of “Big Brother” preventing us from seeing the big...
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 concerns over...
View ArticleSeriously, I just want to hear both sides
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 worst of any proposal...
View ArticleCare:crash
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...
View ArticleWanting to get data sharing right is not time-wasting
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...
View ArticleFOIMan News to 18 July 2014
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,...
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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...
View ArticleSeriously, I just want to hear both sides
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 worst of any proposal...
View ArticleCare:crash
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...
View ArticleWanting to get data sharing right is not time-wasting
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...
View ArticleFOIMan News to 18 July 2014
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,...
View ArticleFOIMan News
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...
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