Re: [LINK] UN declares that the right to privacy, including online privacy, is a human right

2013-12-17 Thread Frank O'Connor
Right, And how far is that likely to go with our new Human Rights Commissioner? :) Non-issue for Australians I'm afraid ... we no longer have any human rights. Just my 2 cents worth ... --- On 18 Dec 2013, at 8:42 am, Kim Holburn k...@holburn.net wrote:

Re: [LINK] UN declares that the right to privacy, including online privacy, is a human right

2013-12-17 Thread Kim Holburn
On 2013/Dec/18, at 8:49 AM, Frank O'Connor wrote: Right, And how far is that likely to go with our new Human Rights Commissioner? :) He'll be a champion of freedom of speech for rich Australians and US citizens who run our press? Non-issue for Australians I'm afraid ... we

Re: [LINK] UN declares that the right to privacy, including online privacy, is a human right

2013-12-17 Thread Frank O'Connor
I'm thinking you're an incurable optimist, Jan A couple of years back, he and the IPA were actively advocating destroying the Human Rights Commission when it failed to act on behalf of Andrew Bolt after his slanderous, libellous and unsubstantiated allegations against a number of aboriginal

Re: [LINK] UN declares that the right to privacy, including online privacy, is a human right

2013-12-17 Thread Jan Whitaker
At 09:33 AM 18/12/2013, Frank O'Connor wrote: The bottom line is that certain inalienable rights are awarded under a Bill of Rights, and in the case of the US these are also backed up by the Constitution and its amendments. In Australia we have nothing. Of course, given the number of times the

Re: [LINK] UN declares that the right to privacy, including online privacy, is a human right

2013-12-17 Thread Jan Whitaker
At 09:44 AM 18/12/2013, Frank O'Connor wrote: And ... aside from being conservatively opinionated and a stirrer, what were Tim Wilson's other qualifications for the job? What academic qualifications does he hold? What work experience has he had in the field? I looked him up.