Von Hannover ruling tips balance in favour of free expression
While the Leveson Inquiry rumbled on today, rulings with huge consequences for the British press were handed down by the European Court of Human Rights. Axel Springer v Germany and Hannover v Germany...
View ArticleGoogle is locked in a battle it can only lose by fighting
Today, Google changed their privacy policy. These are documents we are never likely to read, and are even less likely to make headline news. But they shape how huge corporations build knowledge about...
View ArticleLeveson: Time to lift the lid on Motorman
Cross-posted at Hacked Off There is an open secret at the Leveson Inquiry. The judge knows it; the lawyers all know it; the witnesses from the press — including the editors — all know it. In fact only...
View ArticleJack Straw calls for privacy law
Former justice secretary Jack Straw has urged Parliament to amend the Human Rights Act to include a tort for breach of privacy. “I think parliament needs to take this job on now,” Straw told the...
View ArticlePrince Harry, post Leveson
Have you seen Prince Harry’s crown jewels!!??!! The royal family’s finest asset! The jokes write themselves, don’t they? Feel free to add your own in the comments. But the nude Las Vegas party...
View ArticleThe Communications Data Bill – what Index says
Index on Censorship has submitted our concerns about the UK government’s proposed Communications Data Bill (widely known as the “snoopers charter”). We have several concerns about the government’s...
View ArticleJimmy Savile, power and libel
Allegations about the late Jimmy Savile’s abuse of young girls have led to a curious binary set of reactions. On the one hand, we are shocked and appalled. On the other hand, we knew all along. There...
View ArticleEvent Recap: Index debates the UK’s “Snooper’s Charter”
If passed, the UK’s draft Communications Data Bill — also known as the “Snooper’s Charter” — will make room for the blanket storage of information on British citizen’s emails, text messages and...
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Index Index – International free speech roundup 16/01/13
A Bangladeshi blogger is in critical condition after being stabbed by three unknown attackers on 14 January in Dhaka, the country’s capital. Asif Mohiuddin, 29, is the author of a blog about atheism...
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Index Index – International free speech round up 08/02/13
An anti-corruption activist who leaked a sex tape featuring a Chinese Communist party official and an 18-year-old girl has said he is being slandered and intimidated by authorities. Since Zhu Ruifeng...
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