I have just had a lovely conversation with a lady who said "By the way, is
the maximum sanction under FoI a cross letter from the UKIC?" She said it
tongue in cheek, of course. But she also receives FoI requests. Lots of
them.
So, it seems not only the DPA is regarded as the butt of humour. And
"discretionary compliance" seems to hold good there, too.
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Bad Law? (was Interview notes)
Lewis, Chris G. on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 9:40 AM said:-
> And I would say that whetehr a law is "good" or not depends on how
> many people follow it, and given the large number of companies, small
> and multinational, who come to us for data protection advice and
> audits, I'd say it's taken fairly seriously.
As has already more or less been intimated though, the DPA is also
frequently treated as a joke.
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