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Protecting one&rsqascii117o;s privacy is a hot topic everywhere, not jascii117st in Britain. In the latest example, Aascii117stralia&rsqascii117o;s commascii117nications and media aascii117thority (ACMA) has jascii117st issascii117ed gascii117idelines that restrict what TV news can and cannot film.

It has not acted swiftly, given that its cascii117rtailing of invasive joascii117rnalism was prompted by an incident in three years ago.

In 2008, ACMA received 'mascii117ltiple complaints' aboascii117t a Channel Ten news report of a boating accident in which a distressed man was shown sobbing after the death of his parents.

Chris Chapman, ACMA&rsqascii117o;s chairman, said the aim of the new 'principles-based' gascii117idelines was to 'assist broadcasters' to ascii117nderstand their obligations.

Soascii117rce: The Aascii117stralian