‘Whether it is “fair” to share an individual’s personal data for lawful public policy reasons requires a careful balancing of the interests of that individual and the interests of others, including the public interests, the High Court in England has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘As readers of this blog will know, the application of the Government’s criminal records scheme has been subject to extensive litigation of late (see further not least my post on an appeal involving a teacher and my post on an appeal involving a taxi-driver). Perhaps most importantly, in the case of T & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department, questions have been raised about whether the scheme as a whole is compatible with Convention rights and, in particular, the Article 8 right to privacy. Last year, the Court of Appeal concluded that the scheme was incompatible. In a judgment given yesterday, the majority of the Supreme Court has agreed with that conclusion (Lord Wilson dissenting).’
Panopticon, 19th June 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘The government’s arguments for justifying the mass monitoring of the internet are “unconvincing” and based on exploiting “loopholes” in legislation, the former chief surveillance inspector has said.
The Guardian, 18th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court, 18th June 2014
‘The Court of Appeal has declared that the failure of a hospital to consult a patient in their decision to insert a Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Notice in her notes was unlawful and in breach of her right to have her physical integrity and autonomy protected under Article 8.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th June 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Supreme Court is today due to rule whether job applicants should be forced to disclose all convictions to certain potential employers.’
The Independent, 18th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Mass surveillance of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, and even Google searches, is permissible because these are “external communications”, according to the government’s most senior security official.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Since Tuesday, running a personal website has become a privacy minefield for people using .uk domain names. A recent rule change by Nominet, the company which manages the .uk registry, means that domain name owners whose home addresses were previously kept private may now be publicly visible in online searches. People setting up domain names through Nominet must now also show their full legal personal or business name on the public registration database.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government wants to do more to recover criminal assets. Joshua Rozenberg asks why – till now, at least – it has proved so difficult to deprive villains of their loot.’
BBC Law in Action, 3rd June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Google has today announced how it intends to deal with the European Court’s judgment in the Google Spain case. In today’s Financial Times Google’s CEO, Larry Page, has confirmed that Google will take steps to recognise individuals’ “right to be forgotten” in appropriate cases. It will do so by introducing an online mechanism for users to request the removal from search results of links to data that are outdated.’
RPC Privacy Law, 30th May 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Newspaper publisher Newsquest does not have to remove an old article from its online archive which reports on the conviction of a man for fraud, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A disabled former ballerina who has been locked in a six-year legal battle with her local council over night-time care has forced a “landmark” ruling which could make social workers consider the “dignity” of the elderly when assessing care provisions, age campaigners have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Privacy campaigners are seeking to stop GCHQ using “unlawful hacking” to help its surveillance efforts.’
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BBC News, 13th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There are mixed reactions in the press to a ruling by European judges over what has been dubbed the “right to be forgotten” on the internet.’
BBC News, 14th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Paul Richards, a 47-year-old convicted sex offender, wins permission for new hearing in bid to have satellite tracking device removed.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The release of confidential patient details to a state medical institution in the course of her negotiations with a hospital over a lawsuit was an unjustified interference with her right to respect for private life under Article 8.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th April 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The singer Paul Weller, acting on behalf of three of his children, was successful in his privacy action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) in relation to seven unpixellated photographs of the children and their father out shopping on a public street and relaxing in a café in Los Angeles. The photographs, in particular, showed the faces of all three children. They were published on Mail Online on 21 October 2012.’
RPC Privacy Law, 17th April 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Members of the public face “a very real risk” to their privacy from the huge roadside surveillance network that captures millions of motorists every day, the Government’s Surveillance Commissioner has warned. In an interview with The Independent, Tony Porter urges that clear guidance be provided to ensure “innocent” people do not fall victim to roadside automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras which have been the centre of concerns over the rise of surveillance in Britain.’
The Independent, 19th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Any order made by any court under section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 prohibiting the identification of (among others) a defendant under the age of 18 years could not extend to reports of the proceedings after the subject of the order had reached the age of majority at 18.’
WLR Daily, 8th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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