U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit newsroom and public health research group, has filed 39 lawsuits against federal and state agencies for violating Freedom of Information laws. The lawsuits are part of our efforts to uncover what is known about the origins of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, leaks or mishaps at biosafety labs, and the risks ... FOI lawsuits on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs The post FOI lawsuits on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biol...| U.S. Right to Know
The UK’s major complaints services are receiving increasing numbers of cases to investigate, and the use of generative AI chatbots might be a cause.| Martin Rosenbaum
This month marks 23 years of Act Now Training. We delivered our first course in 2003 (on the Data Protection Act 1998!) at the National Railway Museum in York. Fast forward to today, and we deliver over 300 training days a year on AI, GDPR, records management, surveillance law and cyber security; supporting delegates across multiple jurisdictions including the … Continue reading "Our 23rd Birthday! Celebrate with Us and Save on Training "| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
Act Now is delighted to welcome Raz Edwards, a leading expert in health sector information governance, to our team of associates. Raz brings over 17 years of experience as a Data Protection Officer, including more than a decade within the NHS. She currently serves as a DPO at a large NHS trust supporting acute, community, … Continue reading "Health Sector Data Protection Expert Joins the Act Now Team "| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
Act Now Training is pleased to report that the next Information and Records Management Practitioner Certificate course, starting in September, is fully booked. An additional course (November) has b…| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
When a police force undertakes a major investigation under intense public, press and TV scrutiny, financial transparency isn’t a bureaucratic footnote—it’s a core duty. An obligation that isn’t just common sense—it’s embedded in policing’s own operational guidance. Cheshire Constabulary’s recent claim that it holds “no information” on the costs of Operation Duet—the investigation into potential […]| Neil Wilby Media
An edited version of a presentation I gave last month for staff at the Information Commissioner’s Office about my perspective on FOI and the ICO. Many thanks to the ICO for asking me to address them.| Martin Rosenbaum
Our FOI reveals a year of correspondence showing how ministers and senior officials at the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) met repeatedly with the anti-rights group Sex Matters while shaping the government’s new digital identities framework, the system…| Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
On Tuesday June 3 in London I’m giving a talk on how to use freedom of information productively to a Meetup for the London Business Analytics Group. It’s a free and friendly event, open to everyone. So please do come along if you’d like to know more (and do tell others about it) – details here.| Martin Rosenbaum
After a freedom of information dispute lasting 18 months, I have finally obtained the official reasons Boris Johnson provided with his resignation honours list for giving peerages to Charlotte Owen and Ross Kempsell. The reasons cited for nominating Owen to membership of the House of Lords do come across as very thin, inadequate and lacking […]| Martin Rosenbaum
The public can now expect to find out the reasons Boris Johnson officially provided for nominating Charlotte Owen and Ross Kempsell to the House of Lords, due to a lengthy FOI battle I have pursued.| Martin Rosenbaum
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