Culture of privacy : implications of data protection and freedom of information law in the UK.
Stewart Tiltman
2134/11103
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/thesis/Culture_of_privacy_implications_of_data_protection_and_freedom_of_information_law_in_the_UK_/9414014
The idea of privacy begins with the concept of self-ownersh1p, wh1ch relates in turn to
the ownership of external objects, and the ontological priorities involved Privacy as a
freedom to do things - private life - without undue interference, can be protected by
law, but the philosophical basis for the legal means to preserve and sustain privacy
requires close exammation It can be shown that utilitarianism should be rejected in
favour of a Kantian approach, and the importance of responsibility through moral
reciprocation, rather than a facile reliance on rights, provides the soundest basis for
privacy protection The NCCL (now Liberty) definition of privacy can then be
ramified effectively in the light of this analysis.
The legal measures to protect the privacy of data subjects, and compliance with these
measures can, in turn, be examined from the same viewpoint The law sanctions some
departures from the protection of privacy in the public interest regarding 'free speech'
and the prevention of crime, including terrorism. How matters of interest, such as
these, are balanced, and the interactions of different pieces of legislation which impact
on data subject privacy, are major concerns...
2012-12-06 12:09:12
untagged
Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified