Experts say our privacy is on the verge of becoming extinct
PRIVATE investigator Chris Cooper wants unfettered access to your personal details but doesn't think you should have access to his. It's a paradox that bedevils much of the privacy debate - how much information should be available in a free society without trampling the rights of the individual?
"Society restricts information from those who investigate crimes while making other personal information more accessible to those who don't really need it," says Mr Cooper, who has written a book that helps people find such information.
"Information is a double-edged weapon. It can bring down crooks or terrify celebrities." he says. The former Australian Special Forces commando says Australians' privacy concerns, even in this digital age, are mostly baseless. "Your average Joe is imagining their privacy is being breached all the time but it's really not the case in Australia."
