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The terms “nudes”, “photos”, “videos”, “social media” and “the right to privacy” intertwined in one sentence seem to be a paradox.

It has been argued by many that the minute you click the “I have read and agree to your terms and conditions” box (most of which more than 90 per cent of us do not read) on any social media application, you have lost your right to privacy.


This is not entirely true especially as it relates to images or videos which were not posted by the victim or those not authorised to be posted.

The interconnection between privacy and the digital space began to garner a lot of attention around the world after the ‘celebrity’ case of Sara Cox v. MGN Ltd [2006] EWHC 1235 (QB).

The facts of this case were such that celebrity radio disc jockey, Sara Cox, sued a newspaper organization, The People. The People had printed nude photographs of her taken while on Sara Cox was on honeymoon.

Social media privacy

Nigeria has not been excluded from the rancour of nudes, images or videos posted/re-posted willingly and unwillingly on the internet.

The fact that the Nigerian government is beginning to take note of the regulation of social media on its cyberspace can be seen in the controversial “Anti- Social Media Bill” sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’allah of the Kogi South in 2015.

Many technology and legal activists fought against the bill in light of legal issues such as infringement of privacy online and that it prevented freedom of expression so that it became the subject of a heated debate until...

http://www.thelegaldiary.com/nudes-videos-and-social-media-privacy/

Op nothing concern me with wetin u put up there aside that babe picture, u fit hook me up?

ouzo1:
Op nothing concern me with wetin u put up there aside that babe picture, u fit hook me up?

Lol...I will think about it.

Withambition:
The terms “nudes”, “photos”, “videos”, “social media” and “the right to privacy” intertwined in one sentence seem to be a paradox.

It has been argued by many that the minute you click the “I have read and agree to your terms and conditions” box (most of which more than 90 per cent of us do not read) on any social media application, you have lost your right to privacy.


This is not entirely true especially as it relates to images or videos which were not posted by the victim or those not authorised to be posted.

The interconnection between privacy and the digital space began to garner a lot of attention around the world after the ‘celebrity’ case of Sara Cox v. MGN Ltd [2006] EWHC 1235 (QB).

The facts of this case were such that celebrity radio disc jockey, Sara Cox, sued a newspaper organization, The People. The People had printed nude photographs of her taken while on Sara Cox was on honeymoon.

Social media privacy

Nigeria has not been excluded from the rancour of nudes, images or videos posted/re-posted willingly and unwillingly on the internet.

The fact that the Nigerian government is beginning to take note of the regulation of social media on its cyberspace can be seen in the controversial “Anti- Social Media Bill” sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’allah of the Kogi South in 2015.

Many technology and legal activists fought against the bill in light of legal issues such as infringement of privacy online and that it prevented freedom of expression so that it became the subject of a heated debate until...

http://www.thelegaldiary.com/nudes-videos-and-social-media-privacy/

Nice one op. Does the legal diary blog have anything on privacy as it affects Copyrights, patents and Intellectual properties?

mytym:
Nice one op. Does the legal diary blog have anything on privacy as it affects Copyrights, patents and Intellectual properties?

There is no direct article on that now. However, you can click on the [b]Intellectual Property Law [/b]Category to see our content.

Withambition:
There is no direct article on that now. However, you can click on the Intellectual Property Law Category to see our content.

Thanks, I had checked the one on IP law