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90% of the ICO's funding comes from companies paying the Data Protection Fee. Accusing them of being beholden to government is a hollow and unsubstantiated chea
by dingaling 6y ago
90% of the ICO's funding comes from companies paying the Data Protection Fee. Accusing them of being beholden to government is a hollow and unsubstantiated cheap-shot.
- dane-pgp 6y agoI don't think that the source of the ICO's funding is particularly relevant. The office is subordinate to the government, and the role of Information Commissioner is one that is appointed by the Crown, which in practice means the executive (i.e. senior figures from Vote Leave). It just so happens that the current Information Commissioner was appointed in July 2016, just one month after the June 2016 EU referendum. Perhaps pointing out that strange coincidence is a cheap-shot too.