Hélène Mulholland reports: David Cameron has suggested that the UK’s current law on privacy is “unsustainable” and needs to “catch up” with the advent of social media, which has left the press at a disadvantage. The prime minister made his comments as ministers came under pressure to respond to the escalating privacy battle between celebrities…
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Twitter and “unknown persons” sued by UK athlete who had secured superinjunction
Josh Halliday reports: A footballer has sued Twitter after a number of the microblogging site’s users purported to reveal the name of the player who allegedly had an affair with model Imogen Thomas. The footballer’s legal team began the legal action at the high court in London on Wednesday, in what is thought to be…
When the privacy walls fail
Jessica Lake writes: The Brocial Network, a men-only group on Facebook where members share images of their scantily clad women ”friends”, has reignited calls for tougher privacy laws for social media in Australia. But this is not the first time the voyeuristic dissemination of women’s pictures has resulted in privacy law-reform debates. More than a…
UK: Superinjunctions granted far too readily, judges say
Owen Bowcott reports: Superinjunctions should only be granted in “very limited circumstances” and normally for short periods of time, according to an influential judicial committee studying privacy orders. In a report (pdf) that repeatedly stresses the importance of “open justice”, the study headed by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, proposes giving the media advance notice…