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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Witches and Unicorns
Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre once suggested that belief in human rights was akin to belief in witches and unicorns – by which he meant that the whole concept was illusionary and fundamentally flawed. As he put it: “There are no such rights, … Continue reading
Posted in Defamation, Freedom of expression
14 Comments
The politics of privacy…
The news that the Lib Dems are apparently ready to ‘ditch’ the Communications Data Bill – the Snoopers Charter – will come as welcome news to privacy advocates and other supporters of civil liberties. As with too many things ‘Lib … Continue reading
Posted in Nick Clegg, Politics, Privacy, Privacy International, Snoopers charter, surveillance
4 Comments
Chilling out…
There’s been a lot of talk of the ‘chilling effect’ recently. The Leveson report, due out this week, is going to have a chilling effect, we’re told. Lord McAlpine’s threatened defamation suits on tweeters are having a chilling effect too … Continue reading
Posted in Defamation, Freedom of expression, Twitter
3 Comments
Choose your dystopia – part 2!
I wrote a piece yesterday, ‘Choose your dystopia‘ in which I looked at some of the best dystopian visions and how our current government seems to be using them as templates rather than as nightmares to be avoided… and I … Continue reading
Choose your dystopia…
(See also Choose your dystopia Part 2 – here) I’ve always been a great fan of dystopian fiction – nightmarish visions of where our society is heading. I started reading them in my teens – well before the year 1984 … Continue reading
Posted in Future, government, Human Rights, Privacy, Snoopers charter, surveillance
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Defamation on Twitter…
In the light of all the current interest, I’ve put together a little basic guide to defamation on twitter. This isn’t anything like ‘legal advice’, and please remember I’m an academic, not a practicing lawyer… but this should give you … Continue reading
Posted in Defamation, Twitter
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Wishful thinking?
I was part of a panel at the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) conference earlier today, discussing the Communications Data Bill – and whether it struck an appropriate balance between security, privacy and industry. This blog post is a summary … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Snoopers charter, surveillance
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Topical subjects….
I was struck by something yesterday: the things that I research and teach about seem to be becoming more and more topical. What drove it home was the Philip Schofield/David Cameron incident on ITV’s This Morning – happening in a … Continue reading
Posted in Defamation, Identity, Internet, Privacy
5 Comments
