Super Injunctions pt.2
So it turns out we are allowed to say who it was now. It was Ryan Giggs. Amazing what you can say once someone says it in Parliament.
I have to say that I am disappointed that it was Giggs. He had the family man image, was and still is an amazing player (and is Welsh...so bonus) and he has taken years to build up his reputation. As they say though, it takes years to build a reputation and only moments to tear it apart.
Still this is going to raise more questions about the power of the 'Super Injunction' against the power of Governement. Anything said in Parliament is supposed to be safe from the law and from the outside world. However, with rolling coverage of everything that happens in Parliament (e.g. with the BBC Parliament channel) you can access the chamber any time you want and hear anything you want. The MP in particular who mentioned Giggs yesterday did so to highlight a valid point. Yes, there was a Super Injunction, but when you have 70,000 odd people on Twitter using his name and talking about it then it would be impossible to arrest them all or fine them, or whatever.
The power of social networking is such that privacy is not a right anymore and injustice of any kind will be broken. We have learnt our lessons from the Robin Hood Airport saga of last year and realised that this is a powerful tool. The only censor you have with Twitter is yourself. If you think it will get you in trouble do not type it...but you might be robbing the world of truth.
I have to say that I am disappointed that it was Giggs. He had the family man image, was and still is an amazing player (and is Welsh...so bonus) and he has taken years to build up his reputation. As they say though, it takes years to build a reputation and only moments to tear it apart.
Still this is going to raise more questions about the power of the 'Super Injunction' against the power of Governement. Anything said in Parliament is supposed to be safe from the law and from the outside world. However, with rolling coverage of everything that happens in Parliament (e.g. with the BBC Parliament channel) you can access the chamber any time you want and hear anything you want. The MP in particular who mentioned Giggs yesterday did so to highlight a valid point. Yes, there was a Super Injunction, but when you have 70,000 odd people on Twitter using his name and talking about it then it would be impossible to arrest them all or fine them, or whatever.
The power of social networking is such that privacy is not a right anymore and injustice of any kind will be broken. We have learnt our lessons from the Robin Hood Airport saga of last year and realised that this is a powerful tool. The only censor you have with Twitter is yourself. If you think it will get you in trouble do not type it...but you might be robbing the world of truth.
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