Privacy laws aren't a 'Beware of the Leopard' sign to hide behind, UK court warns public bodies
By Jakub Krupa ( April 26, 2024, 15:45 GMT | Insight) -- UK public authorities should not be allowed to use privacy law to justify "failures and self-deceiving statements" about their processes, a UK court has said, sharply criticizing the national data protection watchdog for failing to protect individuals' rights in a case involving access to information — and likening the situation to an absurd episode in the cult satirical novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." UK public authorities should not be allowed to use privacy law to justify "failures and self-deceiving statements" about their processes, a UK court has said, criticizing the national data protection watchdog for failing to protect individuals' rights in a case involving access to information....
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