Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
Regards - Michael Bacon
Grimbaldus Limited
> On 19 Nov 2014, at 14:14, Paul C <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Also, from a non-partisan and business-like standpoint, not ALL requesters assume something sinister is going on. From my own long experience, people would do better to assume a level of bungling or incompetence on the part of the data controller - which is just as likely to be the case. We're all human. It's only when decisions / actions become more developed, clear cut, but still defy explanation that an assumption can be made a public body is acting in a 'sinister' way, and against the public interest,
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Cardin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Goodfellow-Swaap
> Sent: 19 November 2014 11:21
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [data-protection] Data deleted from public source following a FOI request
>
> Hi Brunella,
>
> Whilst not being any kind of a contract expert, the deletion following an FOIA may simply be the fact that your request has highlighted an error in their process that needs remedying. I would be wary of making assumptions about motives in a situation like this. Speaking as someone with a fair amount of experience of dealing with requesters that think that my and the Authority's every action (or inaction) is part of some personal campaign against them, as much as you may be right, it's also important to keep in mind the possibility that it has been withdrawn for much less sinister reasons.
>
> It's also important to keep in mind that, unless you have specifically asked for a piece of information which is then deleted/amended in order to remove the possiblity of you obtaining it, (and barring statutory obligations) any organisation is able to amend, delete etc, pretty much as they see fit regardless of whether the information is already in the public domain or not.
>
> I do understand your frustration though.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew Goodfellow-Swaap
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