A new Facebook group called the Brocial Network are posting photos of partially-dressed women without their consent. Just because women post scantily clad pictures of themselves on Facebook does not mean they consent to being sexually objectified or harassed.
Privacy standards
Rundle: News of the World hacking — this will run and run
A dozen figures are now undertaking legal action against News Ltd, including John Prescott, comedian Steve Coogan and actress Siena Miller, and the number has been growing daily.
Why politicians’ sex lives are fair game
Once upon a time the peccadilloes of a politician would only be published if it was in the matter of “public interest”. But if a politician puts on a family values face while screwing around secretly, it’s fair game, writes Mark Day.
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.
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.
