Andrewrob... It was also on News Night and had the same 'expert' discussing things.
There is a simple solution to 'privacy' worries, If the CAA asked for a privacy statement to be included in your ops manual then it would be a condition of retaining your permission to operate. Overstep the mark and you can't fly any more. Just who polices it is a potential stumbling block.
Its all really fall out from the Leveson Inquiry and how the press use new technology. Its similar to phone hacking and the such, give someone the oportunity and they will take it. I've not seen any reported cases of privacy invasion in the UK so it seems like a premptive strike by the BBC on what the tabloids MAY get up to. The BBC has got to be seen as absolutely pure at the moment.
andy