Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 2, 2007
Transparent Privacy
Forum Column - By David Blair-Loy - A recent case in San Diego County illustrates that openness and accountability in government sometimes must take a back seat to individual privacy, even for the ACLU.
By David Blair-Loy
The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties recently filed a privacy rights case that raised some eyebrows in the press, a group that is often our ally on public disclosure and open government issues. In fact, the media intervened to oppose our position. While we usually agree with the press on disclosure and we take no pleasure in opposing it, sometimes the right to privacy guaranteed by the Ca...
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