Last week London residents were bemoaning the ‘Eurostink’ which had enveloped the capital. But Richard Thomas’ latest huffing over the EU’s outdated data laws (‘Thomas Blasts Outdated Data Laws’, PM 23/4/08), smells like a rather nasty case of bureaucratic ‘blow back’ from our side of the Channel.
64% of EU citizens should indeed be concerned about the integrity and security of their data (‘Two-Thirds fear for personal data safety’, PM 23/4/08) - particularly when the UK Government is arguably the biggest ‘loser’ of personal information.
Without a co-ordinated, across-government approach from the ICO, MoJ and Home Office to data protection, we’ll be in no better position than we are today – unprotected and vulnerable to scammers of all persuasions.
Are Mr Thomas’ comments just another case of the UK pot calling the Euro kettle black?
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