Is privacy getting lost in Google’s “cracks and crevices”?
A globally-effective privacy regime is a realistic goal, argues Ian Brown. But it needs giants like Google to get behind it.
Who should guard the Guardian?
Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of the Guardian, argues that Britain needs both a free press and reform of its failed regulatory system. Since this will require both time and openness, a new independent press regulator should therefore be given a year's trial run.
Cyber-bullying that led to suicide
On 10 October 2012 the Canadian teenager Amanda Todd committed suicide after years of cyber-bullying and harassment. Judith Bruhn describes a shocking case.
Does India need its Leveson?
India has its own fierce debate about media regulation. Arghya Sengupta discusses how the shadow of the 1970s “Emergency” hangs over proposed steps from failed self-regulation to statutory regulation.
The Future of Free Speech
Human Rights activist Aryeh Neier speaks about the future of free speech.
Does a murderer have the right to be forgotten?
In 2008 two convicted murderers asked for their names to be removed from Wikipedia and other online media outlets, in accordance with German law. Does the individual’s right to be forgotten take priority over the public’s right to know?
Facebook’s over-zealous face tagging
Should Facebook automatically suggest who is in a photo? Sebastian Huempfer asks whether Facebook’s photo tagging software infringes the privacy of its users.
Investigative journalism and human gullibility
Tarun Tejpal talks about how Tehelka uses investigative journalism.
Caving to violent intimidation?
In response to our sixth draft principle and whether violent intimidation has caused him to self-censor criticism of the government, Mansoor says: "The only limits that I put to myself are the ethical limits...I believe free speech is the prerequisite for any development to happen in any place and any country, and I'm driven totally by my passion and my love to this country".
“We were denied justice”
While in prison and since his release, Mansoor has been the target of online death threats, defamation campaigns and physical attacks. He says the government has done little to address these assaults.
Still under surveillance
Mansoor says his laptop was attacked by "a very sophisticated version of malware apparently that the authorities in the region have been using against individuals, which allows authorities to gain illegal access to someone's emails and computer".
Ahmed Mansoor on blogging his way into a UAE prison
One of the United Arab Emirate's most prominent human rights activists, Ahmed Mansoor was imprisoned in 2011 for criticising the country's leadership. Here he discusses the death threats, defamation campaigns and physical attacks he continues to face for speaking his mind.
The topless duchess
Judith Bruhn explores the theory and practice of privacy in Europe and whether a court injunction was enough to salvage the Duchess of Cambridge's privacy.
Amelia Andersdotter on ACTA’s demise and the internet’s future
The Swedish Pirate Party's outspoken MEP explains why the European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in July and discusses WCIT, the internet's next four-letter foe.
Net both liberates and suppresses
Evgeny Morozov, author of The Net Delusion: the Dark Side of Internet Freedom, says that the internet has a liberating effect but has also boosted the power of governments to spy on citizens, spread propaganda and engage in cyberattacks.
Evgeny Morozov on the dark side of internet freedom
Author Evgeny Morozov highlights the dangers that sometimes emerge when governments and corporations harness the internet to serve their own objectives.
David Kirkpatrick talks Facebook
The author of The Facebook Effect talks to FSD about privacy, anonymity whether the social network plans to go into China.
The Iranian actress’s sex tape scandal
A leaked sex video resulted in Iranian actress Zahra Amir Ebrahimi fleeing the country to avoid prosecution, writes Fatemeh Shams Esmaeili.
The tension between data protection & freedom of expression
EU member states should reform the data protection framework to address the realities of life in the Web 2.0 age, writes David Erdos
Journalists do not have a divine right to invade privacy
Leading free speech expert Eric Barendt defends a British parliamentary report on privacy against criticisms by campaigning journalist John Kampfner.
Facebook, privacy and you
Lord Allan of Facebook and author Viktor Mayer-Schönberger wrangle over the social networking site's real name policy, its claim to transparency and its use of personal data.
Patriot Act and FISA without end?
How the Obama administration continues use of Bush-era powers to suppress legitimate debate about the needs of US national security. By Jeff Howard.
Why we need a right to be forgotten
The right to be forgotten should give us greater control over the data we post about ourselves online, writes Sebastian Huempfer.
Tim Wu on the right to be forgotten
The author of the Master Switch says that while the right to be forgotten is a good idea in theory, the reality is that it may hamper entrepreneurship in Europe.
Celebrity privacy register
Lord Justice Leveson's proposal for a celebrity privacy register that would allow famous individuals to opt out of the media limelight has divided magazine editors, writes Sebastian Huempfer.
Google Street View in Germany
In March 2011, a Berlin court ruled that Google Street View was not illegal after a private citizen filed a lawsuit, claiming the technology was an infringement of her property and privacy rights. Sebastian Huempfer looks at the case.
On Free Speech: Deletion and Denialism
The first of Free Speech Debate's monthly podcasts, featuring selected highlights from the site.
Max Mosley on privacy
The former head of Formula One racing's governing body talks about the difficulty of countering sensational claims made in a globally reported tabloid story, and draws a distinction between privacy and reputation.
Freedom of speech and privacy
Professor Eric Barendt of University College London discusses the delicate balance between free speech and privacy.
The bank executive & the super-injunction
Sir Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, came under public scrutiny when it emerged that he had allegedly had an affair at a time when the bank was heading for collapse. Maryam Omidi asks whether there was a genuine public interest in details of the alleged affair being revealed.
A right to privacy? Not at the expense of free speech!
Our user imos.org.uk argues with one of our draft principles challenging the idea that privacy is a condition for free speech.
Published on: May 21, 2013 | Comments: 0