Phorm, RIPA, the ICO and the HO

[Richard Clayton]

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In message <8vNMtEdkRO$HFArK@highwayman.com> way back on the 9th April,
Richard Clayton <richard@highwayman.com> wrote:

>In article <47FCD497.40503@zen.co.uk>, Peter Fairbrother
><zenadsl6186@zen.co.uk> writes
>
>>(I'd be interested to see that written response)
>
>I interpret the written response as "Simon's document" that was widely
>circulated a few weeks back (find it on, for example, Cryptome)
>
>   http://cryptome.org/ho-phorm.htm
>
>Related material will hopefully become available because I made a wide-
>ranging FOI request a few weeks ago...
>
>I must have managed to cast my net wide enough for the Home Office not
>to be able to wriggle through by disclosing nothing exciting :) because
>I have now had a holding letter that says that they have had to give
>themselves a time extension:
>
>   <QUOTE>
>   The information requested must be considered under the exemptions
>   contained within sections 40, 41, 42 and 43 of the Act. In order to
>   consider the public interest test fully we need to extend the 20
>   working day response period, and now aim to respond by 12 May.
>   </QUOTE>

They have now written to me, in almost but not quite grammatical
English, giving themselves another four weeks!

FOI is not a quick process :(

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richard                                              Richard Clayton

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.         Benjamin Franklin

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