There's been a lot of debate in the past few weeks about gagging orders which prevent the press saying that Ryan Giggs cheated on his wife with Imogen Thomas,
To be honest, there are many human rights to be fought for. Democracy, free speech, fair and open trials, freedom of religion, freedom of association etc. When I think of the right to privacy, It means that the government has no right to go through your personal records or your property without first obtaining a warrant. I don't think that constitutes the same right as stopping the Sun from telling the public what sort of sleasebag you are to protect your sponsorship deals.
This law is certainly for the rich. Most people can't afford to take superinjunctions. Also, you can't stop people gossiping. Imagine if everybody took an superinjunction every time there was an embarrassing photo on Facebook? Mark Zuckerberg would be in the dole queue by now. Privacy laws are useful in instances such as rape cases, or military secrets. Where the line between privacy and free speech should not be determined by unelected judges, but by the scrutiny of the public. The MPs expenses scandal is a case in point. That was technically an invasion of privacy, but was totally justified because it exposed the MPs to be lying bastards. To be honest, these celebrities have probably shot themselves in the foot, as you can just find out about them on twitter anyway, and the story has got infinitely more press attention as it would otherwise get.,
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