Kevin Rawlinson reports: It could spell the end of the kiss and tell: public figures might, within 18 months, have the power to stifle bad news stories before they are published, a senior lawyer has warned. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is currently fast-tracking a landmark case, brought by Max Mosley, to tighten…
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AU: Cyber poison-penner hunted down and sued
Today’s news includes a case in Australia involving unmasking anonymous online posters and successfully suing them for defamation. Tony Wright describes the background of the case: The action against Graeme Gladman began after highly uncomplimentary comments appeared last November under pseudonyms on the HotCopper website, a stockmarket forum. The postings related to technology security company…
UK: No privacy laws, but the media must behave, say MPs
Frances Gibb reports: Newspapers and broadcasters run the risk of increased damages in privacy actions if they fail to tell people they will be exposing them, MPs say today. But the Culture, Media and Sport Committee has come down against making prior notification mandatory, as sought by Max Mosley, the former chief of Formula One….
Ca: Privacy commissioner cites Sobeys for collecting personal info
Glen McGregor reports: Canada’s privacy commissioner is taking the national grocery chain Sobeys to court over its practice of collecting information about the age of customers who purchase tobacco products. Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says Sobeys doesn’t need to store in its cash registers the date of birth of customers who buy tobacco and who are…