It's about time those employed in local and national government funded administrative positions were paid minimum wage. That should at least start sorting the wheat from the chaff and save us a whole lot of money into the bargain. I couldn't get the ICO to even discuss with me that my (medical) confidentiality had been breached and that (incorrect) rumours had been spread on the back of it. One member of staff even said to me 'there's no smoke without fire.'Marvellous. Very professional.Several years later I discovered that part of the same handful of people who had managed to breach my confidentiality originally (by speaking with my doctor without my knowledge or consent), had also had a few discussions with the ICO - that would be those who protect confidentiality - hence the 'no smoke without fire' wisecrack.Only recently I learned that the Information Commissioner's Office cyber security system had been hacked. What a surprise. Most hackers start with trying to infiltrate the physical i.e. people aspect of the organisation to find a way in to attack the technical systems. My experience shows that this isn't too difficult to do since they will talk to anyone who they believe to have validity and let it sway their personal judgement without actually looking at the facts. Information security doesn't seem to be the ICO's strong point.
