Category: privacy

In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Posted February 1st, 2010 in freezing injunctions, law reports, media, privacy, public interest, Supreme Court, terrorism by sally

In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and others [2010] UKSC 1; [2010] WLR (D) 13 

“Where individuals challenged freezing orders made against them under the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 and the Al-Qaida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 the general public interest in publishing a full report of the proceedings in which they were named justified curtailing their right to respect for their private and family lives.”

WLR Daily, 27th February 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

High court overturns superinjunction granted to England captain John Terry – The Guardian

Posted January 30th, 2010 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“England captain John Terry emerged as the footballer who had obtained a gagging order preventing the publication of claims about his private life, after the high court overturned a superinjunction yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Balancing security and rights – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in airports, human rights, news, privacy, terrorism by sally

“Full-body scanners may be a valuable addition to airport security, but profiling is likely to prove unjustified and ineffective.”

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Intercom security cameras ‘breach human rights’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 21st, 2010 in closed circuit television, data protection, human rights, news, privacy by sally

“Intercom security cameras are to be switched off by Birmingham City Council in case it breaches the rights of people coming to the door.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Airport body scanners could ‘breach human rights’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 18th, 2010 in airports, news, privacy by sally

“Airport body scanners, which show the naked form of anyone who passes through them, could breach human rights, according to the UK’s equality watchdog.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Kate Middleton launches legal action against photographer – The Guardian

Posted January 13th, 2010 in harassment, news, photography, privacy, royal family by sally

“Kate Middleton is pursuing legal action against a photographer who took pictures of her on Christmas Day, a month after the Queen warned the media over publication of paparazzi photographs of the royals.”

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The Guardian, 13th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

An anomaly on our doorstep – The Guardian

Posted January 11th, 2010 in complaints, media, news, privacy by sally

“Ofcom’s code on doorstepping public figures plays into the hands of corporate lawyers and stifles investigative reporting in the public interest.”

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The Guardian, 11th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

News International admits payout to phone-hacker was for unfair dismissal – The Guardian

Posted January 11th, 2010 in compensation, interception, media, news, privacy, unfair dismissal by sally

“News International has admitted it was forced to hand former News of the World journalist and convicted phone-hacker Clive Goodman a generous payoff because it failed to follow statutory procedures.”

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The Guardian, 8th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Human rights gagged MI5 over Abdulmutallab – The Times

Posted January 11th, 2010 in human rights, intelligence services, news, privacy, terrorism by sally

“MI5 failed to alert America to intelligence highlighting the extremist links of the Detroit plane bomber because of concerns about breaching his human rights and privacy.”

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The Times, 10th January 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Brothel-visiting celebrity remains anonymous after Moseley precedent – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 7th, 2010 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“The Sun newspaper has refused to name a top football manager it said it caught leaving a brothel. Privacy law experts say that the case underlines the strictness with which courts interpret the right to privacy of famous people.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th January 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Full body scanners could be used without violating privacy, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 7th, 2010 in airports, news, privacy by sally

“A privacy regulator has said that technical tweaks and policy changes could ensure that whole-body airport scanners do not violate people’s privacy.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th January 2010

Source: www.out-law.com

Information Commissioner urges organisations to give individuals more privacy choices online – Information Commissioner

Posted December 10th, 2009 in codes of practice, internet, press releases, privacy by sally

“Today the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is launching an online consultation on a new draft code of practice which will provide organisations with a practical and common sense approach to protecting individuals’ privacy online. The new draft guidance explains how the law applies and calls on organisations to give people the right degree of choice and control over their personal information, for instance by giving them clear privacy choices or making it easier for people to erase their personal information at the end of a browsing session.”

Full press release

Information Commissioner, 9th December 2009

Source: www.ico.gov.uk

Judge questions Queen’s privacy threat – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 7th, 2009 in news, photography, privacy, royal family by sally

“A senior judge has made comments which call into question whether the Queen and Royal family will be able to stop photographers taking pictures of them going about their private lives.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MoD ‘did not want to breach privacy of detainee’ – The Independent

Posted December 7th, 2009 in detention, news, privacy, rendition by sally

“The Government misled MPs over Britain’s role in the rendition of two men arrested by the UK and then imprisoned by the Americans for five years in Afghanistan, it is claimed today.”

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The Independent, 7th December 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Story about police officer’s Facebook update after G20 death is cleared – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2009 in internet, media, news, police, privacy by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission today rejected a privacy complaint on behalf of a serving police officer against a newspaper that published his Facebook status update commenting on the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Privacy and the press: where are we now? – speech by Mr Justice Eady

Posted December 2nd, 2009 in media, privacy, speeches by sally

“Privacy and the press: where are we now? at the Justice conference, 1st December.”

Full speech

Judiciary of England and Wales, 1st December 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Judge in Max Mosley trial hits back at criticism over privacy cases – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2009 in judges, news, privacy by sally

“The high court judge at the centre of a string of controversial privacy cases, including one involving the motor racing chief Max Mosley, spoke out against his critics today, claiming he had been subjected to ‘personal abuse’ by parts of the media.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Speech by Mr Justice Eady – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted November 12th, 2009 in freedom of expression, human rights, privacy, speeches by sally

Speech by Mr Justice Eady (PDF)

University of Hertfordshire, 10th November 2009

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Max Mosley takes privacy fight to European court in Strasbourg – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2009 in human rights, news, privacy by sally

“Max Mosley, the former president of Formula One’s governing body FIA, is to challenge the law of privacy in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.”

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The Guardian, 9th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Commission vows to continue legal action against UK over alleged lack of e-privacy protection – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 3rd, 2009 in news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“The European Commission has rejected the UK’s defence of its electronic privacy laws and will continue to pursue legal action against the Government in a case sparked by BT’s use of Phorm web activity monitoring without telling its subscribers.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2009

Source: www.out-law.com