“Highly sensitive information about the religious beliefs, political opinions and even the sex life of Britons travelling to the United States is to be made available to US authorities when the European Commission agrees to a new system of checking passengers.”
The Observer, 22nd July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“‘Big Brother’ plans to automatically hand the police details of the daily journeys of millions of motorists tracked by road pricing cameras across the country were inadvertently disclosed by the Home Office last night.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Cameras that automatically record car number plates, a weapon in the fight against crime and terrorism, could breach human rights and privacy laws, the government’s surveillance watchdog warned today.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The BBC must obscure the identity of a young woman in a documentary on adoption in order to protect her privacy despite the woman consenting to participate in the programme.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Prince William’s ex-girlfriend was ‘hounded’ by the paparazzi and the press watchdog took too long to protect her, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“MPs have rejected calls for statutory regulation of the press following the News of the World phone tapping affair but have accused some editors of becoming ‘complacent’ about the excesses of their staff.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The findings of an inquiry into why a convicted murderer freed from prison was able to abduct and rape a ten-year-old boy will remain secret because its publication would infringe the killer’s right to privacy.”
The Times, 8th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Newspaper regulator the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has issued new guidelines on privacy and data protection for newspapers conducting investigations which involve subterfuge.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Human Rights Act created a right to privacy but case law has made it difficult to define what it is.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The true feelings of the Prince of Wales about the countries that he is sent to visit will remain secret after a judge said a newspaper should return seven of his travel journals.”
The Times, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The House of Lords will investigate whether the UK’s ‘surveillance society’ is unconstitutional. The Lords’ Constitution Committee has asked for evidence in an investigation it has launched into surveillance in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Employee’s privacy breached by employer’s monitoring
Copland v. United Kingdom (Application No. 62617/00)
European Court of Human Rights
“The collection and storage of information by an employer of an employee’s telephone, e-mail and internet usage at the place of work was, in the absence of any legal provisions, unjustified.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A college worker in Wales whose e-mails and internet usage at work were monitored has successfully sued her employer for breaching the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 14th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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