A Northland man whose arrest for possession of a small amount of cannabis was shown on TV2’s Police Ten 7 programme had his privacy breached, in what the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) says is a “landmark decision” regarding filming reality television. It has ordered TVNZ to pay the man $1500 in compensation for breach of…
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Family suing Alberta government over alleged privacy breach
Jasmine Franklin reports: Four years of domestic abuse “hell” followed by nearly a decade-long battle to obtain a nationwide name change came crashing down for a Canadian mother and daughter after the Alberta government posted their identities online. “Jane” and her daughter “Janet Doe” obtained Unpublished Secure Name Changes more than five years ago and…
UK: Mulcaire Ordered To Name Names
Luckie Henderson reports: The private investigator at the centre of the News of the World (NOW) phone hacking scandal, Glenn Mulcaire, has been ordered by a judge to disclose the names of celebrities and public figures whose phones he hacked, and the names of the people who commissioned him to do so. Mr Justice Vos,…
Lawyers advise Meaford not to name blogger
Bill Henry reports: Meaford officials now say they will not name the anonymous online blogger who they say maligned senior staff and the mayor during last fall’s election. The municipality’s lawyers advise against releasing the information, chief administrator Frank Miele said. Information obtained through two court orders has confirmed a single person created the blog…