that someone doing some work should be prosecuted, but the ICO, which does bugger all, is allowed to continue pretending to protect people's data

Ian is definately spot on when he says that the Information Commissionser does nothing to protect us. They are simple "paper pushers" who might occassionally huff and puff but actually they are pretty much bloody useless when it comes to investigation, enforcement or protection.

£400,000 for a 20 month sentence (he'll probably actually do only just over a year and probably in a cushey open prison) is a bargain. I just wish I could come up with such an idea!