07Privacy

We must be able to protect our privacy and to counter slurs on our reputations, but not prevent scrutiny that is in the public interest.

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					“Monopoly is really dangerous for free speech”
				
Ana Kasparian of #yourMSC asks our director Timothy Garton Ash about Facebook, free speech and democracy at the Munich Security Conference 2019.

					Glasnost! Nine ways Facebook can make itself a better forum for free speech and democracy
				
Free Speech Debate co-authors an Oxford-Stanford report on Facebook.

					In defence of Europe’s memory laws
				
There are two exceptional cases in which memory laws protect free speech, argue Grażyna Baranowska and Anna Wójcik.

					Is there a universal right to free speech and what are its limits?
				
Timothy Garton Ash in conversation with Nigel Warburton, as part of the Philosophy in the Bookshop series at Blackwell’s, Oxford.

					Silencing 140 characters: free expression and the internet in the Gulf
				
A seminar run by the University of Oxford’s Middle East Centre and Free Speech Debate on Free Expression in the Gulf, with Maryam al-Khawaja (Gulf Centre for Human Rights), Toby Matthieson (St. Anthony’s College) and Nicholas McGeehan (Middle East Researcher, Human Rights Watch). Chaired by Timothy Garton Ash

					Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s lawyer: To what extent should government be allowed to curtail civil liberties for the sake of national security?
				
Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s ACLU lawyer, reflects on the state of and importance of the right to free speech in 2017. He argues we must not overuse the term ‘national security’ or surrender our right to privacy because we have nothing to hide, for we would not deny somebody the right to free speech because they had nothing to say.

					An introductory guide to the ten principles
				
Our social media team have created a new way to explore the 10 principles on Youtube.

					Luciano Floridi: What contribution can the philosophy of information make to our understanding of free speech?
				
Luciano Floridi, Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute of the University of Oxford, speaks to Free Speech Debate about the philosophy of information, European data protection, and contemporary challenges to free speech.

					What happened to ‘the right to be forgotten’?
				
Free Speech Debate tells the story of the advisory council to Google on the right to be forgotten, and talks to council member Luciano Floridi.

					Reputation
				
We must be able to protect our privacy and to counter slurs on our reputations, but not prevent scrutiny that is in the public interest.

					Privacy
				
We must be able to protect our privacy and to counter slurs on our reputations, but not prevent scrutiny that is in the public interest.

					Should ‘revenge porn’ be illegal?
				
Max Harris explains how Britain legislated against it and compares this with the position in other common law countries

					What is it like to be a satirical cartoonist in Malaysia?
				
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar talks about what it means to be a satirical cartoonist in Malaysia.

					Google grapples with the ‘right to be forgotten’
				
Katie Engelhart attends the public hearing of Google’s Advisory Council, set up in response to a European Court of Justice judgement.

					Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal.
				
Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site

					A short history of disappearing privacy on Facebook
				
Since Facebook launched in 2005 its default privacy settings have undergone radical changes, giving more access to personal data than many are aware of. 

					US Supreme Court strikes down law creating ‘buffer zone’ around abortion clinics
				
In the case of McCullen v Coakley, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling about restrictions on speech around abortion clinics.  Max Harris explains.

					How an attempt at ‘libel tourism’ rebounded on a Tanzanian tycoon
				
A British citizen blogged about a Tanzanian media magnate involved in throwing her and her husband off their Tanzanian farm. He sued for libel in a British court. Dominic Burbidge explains.

					National security and privacy: striking the balance
				
Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum discuss the need to balance national security and privacy in the age of internet surveillance.

					Is it a crime to offend bread?
				
For one taxi company in the Russian town of Kostroma, the answer turned out to be yes. Sergey Fadeev explains.

					Can a law-abiding liberal democracy be Big Brother?
				
Jeff Howard explores the legal basis on which the US is collecting vast amounts of data on foreign and US citizens, despite the Fourth Amendment.

					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.

					When and where should extremists be allowed to march?
				
Protests held by far right groups in ethnically diverse areas are provocation, but banning them can have undesired effects. Josh Black looks at a ban on the English Defence League in East London.

					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.

					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.

					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.

					A right to lie about government?
				
In the landmark case of New York Times v Sullivan, in 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that criticism of public officials must be protected, even if some of the claims were inaccurate. Jeff Howard explains.

					The Nira Radia tapes controversy and the right to privacy
				
Should government-initiated phone hacking be made public if the recordings are in the public interest? Shubhangi Bhadada exposes the thin line in India between the right to privacy and freedom of expression.

					Former British agent, Annie Machon: What is the case for whistleblowing?
				
Former British MI5 agent Annie Machon revealed,  together with David Shayler,  alleged criminal behaviour within the agency. In an interview with Sebastian Huempfer she speaks about the need for official channels through which whistleblowers can voice their concerns.

					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.

					Can Google’s algorithm slander a politician’s wife?
				
Type ‘Bettina Wulff’, the name of a former German president’s wife, into Google and the autocomplete function will add ‘escort’. Is this algorithmic addition a form of defamation? Sebastian Huempfer explores the case.

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