Privacy standards


Sorry Mike, but your integrity counts. We need to know

Like many politicians, Mike Rann has been perfectly happy to exploit his private life when it suited him. Yet the moment there’s a hint of sex, he suddenly demands silence.

AAP mines Facebook for the dead

Privacy isn’t what it used to be. Even in death, writes Neil Walker.

Victorian Court of Appeal hands a victory for privacy

Yesterday, the Victorian Court of Appeal confirmed its growing reputation as being Australia’s most human rights oriented court, writes Greg Barns.

PA Consulting, privacy and the Access Card

Last week, the UK Home Office cancelled a £1.5 million contract with PA Consulting Group after PA admitted losing the personal details of the entire UK prison population, writes Christopher Scanlon.

Media and privacy I: The sacred cow of media freedom

Isn’t it legitimate to ask whether the media is on solid ground when it continues to rage against all and any kind of privacy limitations, asks Crikey publisher Eric Beecher.

Sydney vs Melbourne: the missing newspaper readers

A few days after John Howard announced the date of this year’s federal election the Australian Press Council released a supplement to its 2006 State of the News Print Media in Australia report. Badly timed, the supplement sank without a trace. Which is a pity, writes Peter Browne.