http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/comment/idea/10112 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:55:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/10112 There is an ironic twist to laws protecting privacy: it's the barriers to accessing information by lawyers and physicians and families seeking to help the person. As a lawyer, I have witnessed situations where public authorities refuse to provide information on the stated basis that consent forms are not signed. While there is ostensibly a legitimate purpose to protecting the information, public authorities seem disinclined to weigh appropriate considerations when facing a request for access to information. Bigthink Wed, 21 May 2008 01:08:51 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/10112/#18002