Intelligence Squared

Sex, Bugs & Video Tapes: The Private Lives Of Public Figures Deserve More Protection From The Press (2014x28)

Fecha de emisión: Jul 17, 2014

Would you like the details of your sex life, private conversations, and hidden passions splashed across the pages of a British tabloid or published online Could you do anything to stop it In Britain, unlike in the USA or France, there is no right to privacy, only a much weaker 'right to confidence'. And though Britain has notoriously tight libel laws – making it the favoured destination for libel tourists – they only work retrospectively, after publication, by which time your reputation has been shattered. That at any rate is the view of former FIA president Max Mosley – whose proclivities were exposed by the News of the World. In 2010 he applied to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg for a change in the law that would make it compulsory to inform people before publishing private information about them. Did he have a good case Or was he making an outrageous assault on press freedom Hear him and Rachel Atkins take on Tom Bower and Ken MacDonald QC in our debate from 2010.