Ryan Calo writes: The website Wikileaks recently published hundreds of thousands of confidential State Department cables. These communications apparently revealthe details of conversations with, and personal impressions and assessments of, foreign leaders and diplomats. Many fear that the leak will undermine international relations in profound and unknowable ways. One of the unintended consequence of the leak,…
Category: Misc
Free Speech, Privacy & Cyberstalkers – Help For Those With Personal Cyberstalking Terrorists
Ms. Smith writes: In the United States, we highly value free speech. It is a wonderful right, but there are truly twisted people who hide behind freedom of speech and the right to privacy by being anonymous online. Just because we can say most anything anonymously, doesn’t mean we should. People joke online about cyberstalking…
A timely reminder of the strength and compassion of Americans
Over the years, I have covered the controversy over the Westboro Baptist Church‘s cruel and distressing protests at funerals of those who have given their lives in service of their country. As much as I detest their message, I have been mindful that our liberties as Americans are at their strongest when we remember that…
Public interest or just snooping? Toronto Star’s lame excuse for pandering to public curiosity
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English has a piece about public interest vs. personal privacy that caught my eye as this is a topic that has been discussed many times on this blog, where I have repeatedly maintained that “public curiosity” does not confer legitimate “public interest.” The controversy was rekindled in Canada this past…