British law is proving an ass over the case of a government minister who can’t be named after his 17 year-old son was accused over drug offenses. Every journalist and politician in the country knows who he is. And now newspapers in Scotland – covered by different laws – have named him. And six million UK users of the Internet have only to put a query on the subject into a search engine to find out the name. But judges insist his name must be kept secret because it would identify the boy who is a minor under British law. While newspapers are gagged, a vigorous debate on the issues it raises is underway in user groups, including the fascinating topic of what role a Psion organizer may have played in the affair…
