A newspaper was within its rights to republish Twitter messages posted by a civil servant, newspaper self-regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has ruled. The PCC ruled that because the material published related to the woman’s professional life there was a justification for its publication and the article did not invade her privacy. Sarah…
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AU:Car hire company to track travellers with GPS devices
Kate Schneider reports: The installation of GPS tracking devices in hire cars is an “excessive” invasion of privacy, a civil liberties group says. Private car hire company DriveMyCar Rentals has announced that it will install the GPS devices in up to 30 per cent of its fleet initially in a bid to ensure that the…
AU: Seven News invaded minister’s privacy, but no breach
Seven News invaded the privacy of former NSW transport minister David Campbell when it outed him last year, but the broadcasting regulator has decided it did not breach television standards because of the public interest in knowing why he quit. The Australian Communications and Media Authority investigated two complaints into Seven News’ story showing footage…
UK Surveillance Gone Wild: Coventry’s Stoke Park School has 112 CCTV cameras
Pupils at Coventry’s Stoke Park School are being watched by an astonishing 112 CCTV cameras, the Telegraph can reveal. Stoke Park School & Community Technology College, in Dane Road, has 79 security cameras inside its buildings and 33 outside. The startling statistic has led to accusations of “over the top snooping”. It is easily the…