A privacy law shambles

Andrew at IMPACT blog points us to an "[i]nteresting article on The Independent website" From the article's introduction:

Legal Opinion: An over-complex privacy law may trigger new legislation

"There may never have been a simple answer to the question: what is the law of privacy? But a recent spate of cases has added to the dense jungle of rulings and legal principles through which even experienced judges are finding it difficult to navigate..."

This topic begs a very thorny question: precisely what constitutes "personal" information? Information is generated as we interact, in a rich, fuzzy and complex way, with one another and with the world around us. Ownership of that information is surely bound to be moot in very many cases...