[bigbadcol]

my personal view of Simon Davies is that he has been used and spun.

His past record is amazing, even standing up to the fools at BA and stopping the fingerprinting of passengers in its tracks.

Somebody had to do the PIA. And I think that if Simon Davies had not taken the role then somebody else would have, and that someone would not have had the the same track record that simon has.

The hat business was very confusing I agree.
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Now if I was doing the assessment I would be going along the lines

This product has problems it has xyz wrong with it.

lets try and fix the problems, and make it comply with all laws

the problems are very complex lets change some things and see if we can make this work

unfortunately this product can never be made to comply with the UK / European law.

publish a report stating that the product is illegal.
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Just my take on things. However I somehow doubt that a man of Simons past integrity and fights for privacy has suddenly thrown a lifetime of work and beliefs away, and accepted the Phorm spin.