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Recent FoI stories

Back after an extended break, here's some FoI stories that have been in the news:

Financial data leaks put 16 million at risk (Computer Weekly, 16 October 2008)
More than 16.5 million people were placed at risk of identity theft, after their details were lost or stolen from financial services firms. The figures, obtained by Computer Weekly under the Freedom of Information Act, show more than one in four UK consumers have been placed at risk by financial firms last year.
Details of firms taken to tribunals to be made public (Institute of Leadership & Management, 17 October 2008)
The names and contact deals of firms involved in an employment tribunal must be made public, the Information Commissioner's Office has found. In a ruling made under the Freedom of Information Act, the body stated that there is a strong public information interest in this data being released. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) opposed the move, maintaining that releasing the material would prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs. According to the BERR, publication of the information would leave organisations open to direct marketing, reduce the chance of informally resolving disputes and damage the reputation of firms.
However, Graham Smith, deputy information commissioner, concluded that "there is a very weak – if any – public interest in maintaining the exemption".
Open e-mail requests earn award (Austin American-Statesman, 18 October 2008)
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Wi Public Records News




Ask candidates about openness
Janesville Gazette
Your Right to Know is distributed by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council (www.wisfoic.org), dedicated to protecting open meetings and open records.


Wisconsin Bar Looks At Technology And Media
The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel
Participants will learn how to create a computer use policy that ensures compliance with the Wisconsin Open Records and Public Meetings Laws,
Excerpts From Recent Wisconsin EditorialsWCCO
Editorial: Open government Opening governmentHerald Times Reporter

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Guest column: Get candidates' pledge to keep records open
Green Bay Press Gazette
The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council contends police and prosecutors should restrict access only to records that compromise their ability to

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Public records law now online
NewsoftheNorth.Net
The online resource materials may be accessed through the Open Meetings & Public Records link on the Wisconsin Department of Justice home page

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Health Information Technology
Kaiser Health News
The Associated Press/The Boston Globe, on efforts to access public records about prisoner health care in Vermont: "Prison Legal News, a self-help magazine

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