Sam Leith Sam Leith

Private property

Celebrities have a right to profit from the exploitation of personal information – and so do you

issue 03 March 2012

Celebrities have a right to profit from the exploitation of personal information – and so do you

Something has been bugging me about the Leveson inquiry, and it’s not a private investigator hired by News International. It’s the pervasive line of defence that you hear when it comes to the invasion of privacy, and with the Sunday Sun rising in the east, it’s worth addressing.

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