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I can see this backfiring if someone requests data in some ancient and obscure format just to be annoying. Data needs to be provided in a reasonable and usable
by _kst_ 12y ago
I can see this backfiring if someone requests data in some ancient and obscure format just to be annoying.
Data needs to be provided in a reasonable and usable format; that imposes some responsibility on both the provider and the requester.
- BrokenEnso 12y agoWould there be anything to prevent someone from creating a one off file format that requires a license fee and just start making FOIA requests in that format. If not, this seems like something that could be exploited for profit.
- knodi123 12y agoDon't FOIA requests usually require you to pay reasonable fees? I know they're not free....
- pja 12y agoThe FOI laws in the UK contain a reasonableness hurdle: http://ico.org.uk/for_organisations/freedom_of_information/guide/refusing_a_request You can't ask a state agency to do an unreasonable amount of work to generate the data you ask for & in the future I imagine that threshold will apply to the choice of data format just as it currently does to collecting the data itself.