Why Shatter should remember Romney in privacy debate

THE next time Justice Minister Alan Shatter brings up the idea of privacy legislation to regulate media shout these two words at him: “Mitt Romney”.

Now you may be wondering just how anyone could link the US presidential candidate to Shatter’s threat to introduce new privacy laws to put manners on the Irish media (bizarrely as a result of the invasion of the privacy of a British royal by one Irish newspaper).

Well here’s how: the Republican Mitt Romney had his privacy invaded by the release this week of a secretly made video of him speaking to wealthy friends at an invitation only lunch to raise money for his campaign to secure the US presidency.