This is fun. One tends to think that the set of public authorities subject to the EIR is greater than, and contains, the set of public authorities subject to FOIA, but, in fact, there is a set of public authorities who are subject to FOIA…[cont.]

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Mishcon de Reya's Data Team is again recognised as one of the world's leading data practices by Lexology Mishcon de Reya LLP mishcon.com/news/mishcon-d…

A regulator (not ICO!) agreed not to disclose my ID to the subject of a complaint I made. But the outcome letter says 'we will disclose your identity to the subject of your complaint'. After querying this they say 'the GDPR wording is standard and can't be amended'.
Perfection.

FOI is off to the Supreme Court again... linkedin.com/posts/jon-bain…

I've written on a recent case in the Family Courts, on the issue of consent in the context of fertility treatment, and whether a donor could subsequently be contacted mishcon.com/news/clarity-o…

Paging Andy Miller Backlisted Podcast for the Croydon reference

Morrisons launches AI-based loyalty card feature (although this article doesn't entirely make clear what AI technology or functionality is actually involved). retail-week.com/grocery/morris…

Jon Baines Privacy Matters Mishcon de Reya LLP This makes my blood boil! Serco have been instructed by ICO - Information Commissioner's Office to stop using biometrics for exactly the same reasons we have argued (for the past 2 decades) with the use of #biometric technology in schools. Why do adults have more rights on this than millions of children?

And an article on this by my Mishcon de Reya LLP colleagues and me: mishcon.com/news/ico-order…

NB case on A8/A10 in Supreme Court today. Issue is whether Reporting Restriction Orders in end-of-life care proceedings struck the right balance (in circs where parents wish to publicly criticise the care). High Court said “yes”, Court of Appeal said “no” supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-202…

The ICO - Information Commissioner's Office has published the decision notice, in response to the FOI request by the Liverpool Echo, requiring Liverpool Council to disclose the identities of two councillors who have been summonsed in relation to non-payment of council tax ico.org.uk/media/action-w…

How to get divorced by mistake.

Your solicitor’s mistake. Ouch.

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ICO upholds decision by ICO that FOI request for information about vexatious FOI requests was a vexatious FOI request.

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Deep breath folks: the number of data subjects affected by central govt data breaches has increased by *8000%* since 2019, according to @iconews stats. What this means for ICO's approach of (almost) never fining public bodies is something I address here mishcon.com/news/data-brea…

Rare case of privileged info being ordered to be disclosed under FOI: FTT orders Belfast Council to disclose advice on whether a committee decision to offer Irish and English signage at a leisure should be 'called in' (i.e. reviewed by full Council) linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

An FOI lesson here for public authorities doing consultation exercises - do not fetter your discretion by saying you will not publish personal data submitted in response to the consultation linkedin.com/posts/jon-bain…

This is a fantastic tribute to a good man, and a pioneer in modern information security teaching and practice.

I’ve written about the new Keeling Schedules published for the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (there’s a bit of history in the post as well) mishcon.com/news/new-keeli…

My Mishcon de Reya LLP colleagues and I have written about the recent ICO - Information Commissioner's Office enforcement action against Serco, in relation to biometric/facial recognition processing mishcon.com/news/ico-order…