“The true feelings of the Prince of Wales about the countries that he is sent to visit will remain secret after a judge said a newspaper should return seven of his travel journals.”
The Times, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The House of Lords will investigate whether the UK’s ‘surveillance society’ is unconstitutional. The Lords’ Constitution Committee has asked for evidence in an investigation it has launched into surveillance in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
Employee’s privacy breached by employer’s monitoring
Copland v. United Kingdom (Application No. 62617/00)
European Court of Human Rights
“The collection and storage of information by an employer of an employee’s telephone, e-mail and internet usage at the place of work was, in the absence of any legal provisions, unjustified.”
The Times, 24th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“A college worker in Wales whose e-mails and internet usage at work were monitored has successfully sued her employer for breaching the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 14th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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