The Growth of Privacy; Day 7 – Family Ties and Close Communities.
One of the things you could never get away from in that small community was that everyone knew who you were…everything was pretty well visible to all.
One of the things you could never get away from in that small community was that everyone knew who you were…everything was pretty well visible to all.
It would be a great job except for the clients!
That’s one of the old saws among lawyers; I’m sure it’s common to many professions and trades.
The rights of individuals are not absolute, my rights do not trump yours. (Other than, perhaps, to me!)
I’ve mentioned before how I came to privacy and data protection as a business owner rather than as a lawyer.
I run; or at least I try to, badly…
And as with most middle-aged men, my running efforts seem to be punctuated by various, how shall I put this diplomatically, “complications”. Lately injury has been bothering me, or a general issue with my ankles/feet/legs/lower body (it’s kind of non-specific) that leaves me hobbling about like an old wreck.
I was fortunate to grow up in the same small community in which I now live and from which I work (though as it happens the community which I serve is now a vast global one). It is on the South coast of Ireland in west cork, a beautiful and friendly place in which I am privileged to live and now raise my own family.
I started studying law in University College Cork in the first week of October 1990; I was 18. Law had never really been a passion of mine, more something that I drifted into, and I had very little (read “no real”) idea of what to expect.
I have been thinking a lot about privacy lately; fairly constantly to be honest, an unhealthy amount perhaps – but then, it is an occupational hazard. The word “privacy” has many layers, and levels of significance, extending from the relatively trivial to the most fundamental essence of our being.
The foreign exchange firm Travelex has yet to report a data breach despite being targeted by a ransomware attack that has kept its systems down since 31st December.
We have some big plans in store for 2020 and I look forward to revealing those to you as the New Year unfolds; we are excited about the prospect and we think you are going to like what you will see.