A reporting restriction imposed by the House of Lords which prohibited the identification of a man acquitted of a rape who was now believed to have committed the crime has been lifted after a challenge by the BBC. The House of Lords held that the corporation’s right to freedom of expression under Article 10 of…
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Facebook hit by privacy blow
European privacy regulators could be about to throw a spanner into the works of attempts by social networking sites such as Facebook to find new ways to increase profits as they try to restrict the way internet groups release personal data. The European move marks the first attempt by regulators to address the “open” internet…
‘Chicago Trib’ Sues U of Illinois to Get Grades of Applicants
Continuing its investigation into how sub-par applicants with personal connections were admitted to the University of Illinois, the Chicago Tribune is suing the school demanding the applicants grade-point averages and standardized tests scores. In a lawsuit filed in Sangamon County, Ill., Circuit Court, the Tribune is demanding the U of I immediately fulfill its request…
MS: Teacher Snooped on Facebook, Student Says
From Courthouse News: A high school teacher asked for the password to a student’s Facebook page, and then circulated information from the page to other teachers and school administrators to embarrass, punish and humiliate the girl for a discussion she had had with another student through the site, the girl’s parents say in a constitutional…