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21st May 2013 19:37 by Ed Geraghty
Ed Geraghty - Pirate Party Member
There are some people who will tell you that technology is "morally neutral"; they will tell you that it's only what we do with the technology which has a moral impact.
This is not necessarily true.
It is not only naive but verging on irresponsible to assume that all technology is a purely positive force - technology does not exist in a vacuum, it is not the result of spontaneous generation. All technology is designed, and it is designed with the biases of those who design it.
Privacy, Super-Injunctions and the Media - Dispelling Myths
25th May 2011 01:30 by Will Tovey
Privacy law in the UK is fairly simple but its application is confusing, and this confusion has not been helped by recent events. Over the last few weeks we have seen intense criticism of the law, and its application by the judiciary, coming from politicians, the media and even the Prime Minister. Not everything being reported by any of these groups is entirely accurate. While this post will attempt to clarify the law to some degree, for a more complete picture, the recent European Court of Human Rights judgment in Mosley v The United Kingdom has a thorough outline of the law, and the Committee on Super-Injunctions produced a very thorough report on the current situation.