The Foundation for Information Policy Research is a UK-based think tank that studies the interaction between information technology and government, business and civil society.[1] It has been described by academics as "the leading think-tank on information policy issues in Britain."[2]
Established in May 1998, the organisation is a non-profit company limited by guarantee.[1] Its policy is governed by an independent board of trustees in consultation with an advisory council.
In 2008, FIPR argued that a trial of Phorm technology by BT was illegal under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.[3]
FIPR's trustees are: Professor Ross Anderson (chair), Nicholas Bohm (general counsel), Dr. Richard Clayton (treasurer), Fleur Fisher and Jim Norton.[1]