Data protection and the media

Authors

  • Sarah Ellis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg436

Keywords:

individual privacy, freedom of expression, Data Protection Act, personal data, media, public disclosure, intrusion, information, legislation, journalism, safeguards

Abstract

The idea for this research grew out of an interest in the attempts to balance the conflicting concerns of individual privacy and freedom of expression and the rights of the individual vis a vis those of economic and political needs. British law recognizes no statutory right to privacy and the Data Protection Act 1984 was the first Act to address this right, albeit in the limited area of the automatic processing of personal data.

Author Biography

Sarah Ellis

Department of Information Science, University of Strathclyde.

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Issue

Vol. 18 No. 60 (1994)

Section

Reports

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