Should people be allowed to make requests anonymously?
anonymous_requests | (0)
Under the Freedom of Act 2000 a valid request requires an address for correspondence and a real name. The ICO accepts that an email address is a valid address.The law is unfair in several respects:a person writing on behalf of a company can give the company name and not their own name.a man with a common English surname e.g. Smith can make a valid request under the name "Mr Smith" and has a much lower chance of being identified than a person with a less usual foreign name.a rich person might be able to pay a researcher or a ...