SMUD's disclosures invade the privacy of customers' homes. The whole exercise is the digital equivalent of a door-to-door search of an entire city. The home lies at the 'core' of constitutional protections.
A tech industry group, NetChoice, plans to continue legal challenges against a Mississippi law requiring age verification for social media users, arguing it infringes on user privacy rights.
President Trump’s explicit warning that demonstrators will face "very heavy force" might deter individuals from exercising their right to protest, emphasizing the necessity for caution.
Retired police officer Hilary Baker, 69, expressed concern over drone usage in Castle Combe, stating, "It’s almost like some of the visitors have lost their moral compass, they have lost their boundaries."
Essex Police allegedly failed to adequately assess the potentially discriminatory effects of its live facial recognition technology despite claiming to have considered such issues in their equality impact assessment.
In 2024, U.S. intelligence agencies significantly increased their use of search terms to query communications of U.S. persons, igniting privacy concerns and calls for reform.
Even if the primary purpose of your CCTV is to secure your property, if the cameras capture detailed images of areas where others have a reasonable expectation of privacy - such as a neighbour's garden or interior windows - this could be seen as a breach of that right.
In written submissions, David Sherborne, for Mrs Rooney, stated: "In short, the claimant is someone who has secretly provided, or sought to provide, to the press private information which she has been privy to..."
When Sarah Grace made the difficult phone call to organise her first counselling appointment after a violent sexual assault, she didn't know her therapist's notes could be used against her in court.
The officers argue that revealing their identities would violate their privacy and deter them from expressing unpopular opinions, posing a threat to free speech.
The ongoing investigation into the alleged voyeuristic filming of MMA fighter Conor McGregor has raised serious concerns about privacy rights and the ethics surrounding such incidents.
Given 23andMe's reported financial distress, I remind Californians to consider invoking their rights and directing 23andMe to delete their data and destroy any samples of genetic material held by the company.