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Should famous personalities have the same privacy rights as us?

Yesterday Whoopi Goldberg had to ask a member of the Gardai to help her lose an over-enthusiastic...
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11.14 20 Sep 2012


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Should famous personalities ha...

Should famous personalities have the same privacy rights as us?

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11.14 20 Sep 2012


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style="text-align: left;">Yesterday Whoopi Goldberg had to ask a member of the Gardai to help her lose an over-enthusiastic fan who followed her for a photograph.

At the time Whoopi said : “He forgot it was my right to do what I want to do”.

The Kate Middleton controversy has prompted the Justice Minister here to announce that he plans to re-examine our privacy legislation.

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Alan Shatter says there will have to be a balanced law that protects freedom of the press but also allows a right to privacy for the individual.

Should famous personalities be given the same privacy rights as everyone else?

Do you think they give up certain rights for the sake of their lifestyle or career?

Are famous people public property?


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