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May 12th, 2009

High court judge: Data protection isn’t defamation substitute

High court judge: Data protection isn’t defamation substitute: “

Act does not have your back

The Data Protection Act should not be a backup plan in failed defamation cases, a High Court judge has said. Mr Justice Eady has rejected a claim that an allegedly libellous statement was also a breach of the privacy law.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

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