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The raid was conducted by the Information Commissioner's Office, which has a mission to "uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by
by vinay427 9y ago
The raid was conducted by the Information Commissioner's Office, which has a mission to "uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals". That doesn't seem very Big Brother to me, even if other government agencies do fit that characterization.
Source: the bottom of their homepage - https://ico.org.uk https://ico.org.uk
- chiefalchemist 9y agoThis is gov / quasi-gov agency, yes? Do they also oversea what the gov and other quasi-gov agencies collect? Or is their protection limited to what happens in the private sector?
- vinay427 9y agoI suppose you directed this to me, so to be honest, I don't know. I'm not British and didn't know about this agency before I posted my comment. I just wanted to raise the point that the government isn't a monolithic entity that can be solely described by its actions that we disapprove of.