There are so many bad reviews about the ICO, it is very concerning.Much more needs to be done to protect individuals from abusive organisations.It may be a good idea to start a Petition to improve the system and ensure that individuals’ data rights are fully respected.We need to make our privacy matter.I made a SAR to an organisation that holds my personal data. They refused to send me the information requested with unjustifiable excuses.Organisations have way more resources than individuals. If organisations want they could just use lawyers and other advisors as well as their contacts to find holes / grey areas and excuses to avoid complying with SARs and other data protection matters.Organisations know how to play the game, they know better than individuals what to highlight and what to hide. There is a huge gap between organisations and individuals. ICO should protect individuals and be strict with organisations.We need an Ombudsman to protect individuals when abusive organisations hold our data.I feel ICO has to empower the individuals. It should never take an organisation’s word as truthful without checking and receiving sound evidence.Transparency is key. If an organisation refuses to deliver our own data and does not behave transparently we should wonder why they want to hide our own data from us.We should fight for our Data Rights.
