The BBC might have faced criticism if it had not reported that Sir Cliff Richard was the subject of a police investigation, an editor has told a High Court judge. Gary Smith told Mr Justice Mann that the BBC could have been accused of not reporting a matter of high public interest because the singer was a high-profile figure. Read the rest of this entry »
Case Report, Sir Cliff Richard v BBC, Day 8, Editor: BBC could have faced criticism for not reporting investigation – Media Lawyer
24 04 2018Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: BBC, Mr Justice Mann, Sir Cliff Richard
Categories : Broadcasting, Freedom of expression, Privacy
Is it time to regulate targeted ads and the web giants that profit from them? – David Glance
24 04 2018
In the wake of Facebook’s massive breach of personal data of 87 million users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg answered questions from US politicians over two days of congressional hearings. These questions mostly focussed on the tight link between Facebook’s business model of selling targeted personalised advertising and its need to capture, and exploit, large amounts of personal information from its users. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Facebook, Google, Targeted Advertisements
Categories : Australia, Social Media
Law and Media Round Up – 23 April 2018
23 04 2018
The high profile privacy and data protection case of Sir Cliff Richard v BBC continued before Mann J this week. The Claimant’s case was concluded and the Court heard two days of evidence from the BBC journalist, Dan Johnson. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Weekly Round Up
Categories : Legal, Media
Case Report: Sir Cliff Richard v BBC, Day 7, Reporter: I had an understanding with detective over Sir Cliff Raid – Media Lawyer
22 04 2018
A BBC reporter had an “understanding” with a senior detective over a search of Sir Cliff Richard’s home, a court heard on Friday 20 April 2018. Dan Johnson broke the story about the apartment being raided following an allegation of child sexual assault. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Media Lawyer, Mr Justice Mann, Sir Cliff Richard
Categories : Broadcasting, Data Protection, Freedom of expression, Privacy
If it’s free online, you are the product – Karl Hodge
21 04 2018
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s recent testimony to congress highlights one of the key issues of our time – data acquisition by digital corporations and its lack of regulation. The kernel of the issue is in this exchange: Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Facebook, Karl Hodge, The Conversation
Categories : Privacy, Social Media
Case Report, Sir Cliff Richard v BBC, Day 6, Reporter denies forcing detective’s hand – Media Lawyer
20 04 2018
A BBC reporter has told a High Court judge that he did not force a senior detective into providing information about a raid on the home of Sir Cliff Richard. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Medialawyer, Mr Justice Mann, Sir Cliff Richard
Categories : Broadcasting, Data Protection, Freedom of expression, Privacy
NT1 and NT2 v Google Inc: How to seek the delisting of search engine results following the first English decision on the “right to be forgotten” – Iain Wilson
20 04 2018
The much-anticipated decision in NT 1 & NT 2 v Google LLC [2018] EWHC 799 (QB) was handed down on 13 April 2018. The joint judgment in two separate claims against Google, is the first time the English courts have had to rule on the application of the ‘right to be forgotten’ principle following the decision in Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de Datos (AEPD) and Mario Costeja Gonzalez (Case C-131/12). Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brett Wilson, Google Spain, NT1 and NT2, Right to be Forgotten
Categories : Data Protection, EU, Privacy
