Richard Thomas, 53, formerly the director of public policy at law firm Clifford Chance, took over from Elizabeth France in December 2002, and having got to grips with his new job, he on Tuesday stressed the importance of striking this balance between openness and privacy.
"We've got through to the government," he told silicon.com on Tuesday. "For example, Tony Blair wrote a preface to a recent data sharing report, which explores the scope to which public services can and should share data. But the prime minister said that any information shared must be protected. People must trust the government. It's not for me to say whether they do but we're getting that message across [to government]. That's the important thing."
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