“A Government plan to allow more extensive sharing of personal data is not restricted to the public sector and could result in Government-collected information being shared with private companies, a privacy expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Sweeping new powers allowing personal information about every citizen to be handed over to government agencies faced condemnation yesterday amid warnings that Britain is experiencing the greatest threats to civil rights for decades.”
The Independent, 15th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The head of the advertising watchdog will become the new Information Commissioner in June, pending Parliamentary approval. Christopher Graham has been chosen as the Ministry of Justice’s preferred candidate for the job.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Privacy policies are full of jargon and are designed to reduce organisations’ liability rather than to help people understand what their personal data might be used for, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th January 2009
Source: www.out-law.com
“Controversial plans for a ‘superdatabase’ tracking all phone and internet communications today received the tacit support of the new director of public prosecutions (DPP).”
The Guardian, 9th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Rules forcing internet companies to keep details of every e-mail sent in the UK are a waste of money and an attack on civil liberties, say critics.”
BBC News, 9th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The law of privacy is likely to continue expanding, according to the Bar’s leader, as the media face escalating claims for damages and tougher restrictions.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Singer Madonna is claiming more than £5m in damages after the Mail on Sunday published private photographs of her wedding to film director Guy Ritchie.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has rejected calls for a law that would require significant data security breaches to be notified to the country’s privacy regulator. It said that notification to the Information Commissioner should be a matter of good practice, not law.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Council staff are said to have spied on the young parents at night as part of a plan to see if they were fit to look after their baby, who was sleeping in another room. The mother and father were forced to cite the Human Rights Act, which protects the right to a private life, before the social services team backed down and agreed to switch off the surveillance camera while they were in bed together. The case is highlighted in a new dossier of human rights abuses carried out against vulnerable and elderly adults in nursing homes and hospitals across Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sienna Miller has reached a settlement with Big Pictures, the photo agency run by Darryn Lyons, over harassment and invasion of privacy that includes an agreement about where the actor can and cannot be photographed.”
The Guardian, 21st November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Marco Pierre White lost his privacy action yesterday against lawyers acting for his wife who obtained his private documents.”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“‘Hypocrite!’ cry the lawyers and privacy claimants. Well they might. The outrageous claim by Paul Dacre, Editor of the Daily Mail, that Mr Justice Eady is condoning ‘depraved’ practices by applying the law is rich, coming from him.”
The Times, 20th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Marco Pierre White’s claim leaves Mr Justice Eady cold as divorce lawyers prepare to dine out on their victory.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Lord Pannick believes the judiciary should defend itself against unjustified criticism which may, unless answered, damage its reputation.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Heather Mills has made a series of complaints to the UK’s press watchdog about alleged harassment, inaccurate reporting and invasion of privacy over articles in four newspapers, including the Sun and Daily Mail.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Public authorities who want to keep information secret to protect the commercial interests of companies they work with must explain exactly what damage will be done by disclosure, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“When Mr Justice Eady retreats to the anonymity of his isolated cottage in Kent this weekend, he will no doubt breathe a large sigh of relief at being able to escape the burning heat of a media spotlight which has shone on him like never before.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“This comment was issued in response to a speech by Mr Paul Dacre, Editor of the Daily Mail, to the Society of Editors.”
The Judiciary of England and Wales, 10th November 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Four leading Queen’s Counsel have made an unprecedented defence of the judge accused by newspaper chiefs of singlehandedly creating a privacy law.”
The Times, 11th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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