Privacy laws in other countries

[bibblebub]

The internet has made a mess of the privacy laws in the UK.

But how are other countries coping? Are their laws a lot more liberal so that there is no conflict? Have any already changed their laws to include internet postings? Or have they yet to face a similar problem? It seems unlikely that the UK is the first to have to deal with this type of situation.

[bibblebub]

Oh well, I'll post a reply to myself...

This article http://www.guardian.c...24/ryan-Digs-internet would seem to suggest that in due course there could be some significant battles around the world between the public and the authorities.

[Ellipsis]

Sorry bibblebub, there are so many threads on this it's hard to keep up with them all - but here are the two I was taking part in ...

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1020745.html
http://www.theanswerb.../Question1020914.html

... and here are the two external links I thought were most relevant ...

http://www.un.org/en/.../udhr/index.shtml#a12
http://www.yourprivac...rRightsToPrivacy.html