Invasion of Privacy

Is Privacy Really THAT Special Anymore?

Joseph Rauch | Posted 05.07.2012

Joseph Rauch

Since privacy is a broad term and can be defined in many ways, it is not always clear what an invasion of privacy is. People can find out just about everything they want to know about you by using cookies and behavioral targeting since your Internet history is readily accessible.

Dharun Ravi And Tyler Clementi Timeline: Roommates In Dorm Room Spying Case

The Huffington Post | Kyle McGovern | Posted 05.22.2012

A timeline of events could be crucial to determining if Dharun Ravi is guilty of bullying and snooping on Tyler Clementi in the so-called "Roommate We...

Middle School Principal Accused Of Recording Boys Showering

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.28.2011

Patrick Lott, Bernardsville Middle School assistant principal, has been arrested for allegedly recording boys showering at Immaculata High School in S...

Don't Be His 'Bed Cred'

Matt Titus | Posted 05.25.2011

Matt Titus

You remember the exact moment. You were both hot and heavy and the camera was an arm's length away. He was a stud. But now, six months later, the dud has been flashing nude pictures of you for all his bro's to see.

Rutgers Student Believed To Have Committed Suicide After Classmates Allegedly Recorded Him In Gay Sexual Encounter

The Huffington Post | Danielle Wiener-Bronner | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE 5:46 p.m. EST: The Clementi family's lawyer, Paul Minardi, has released a statement confirming that Tyler committed suicide: "Tyler was a fi...

Is Social Networking Making Us Dumber?

Gregg Hurwitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Gregg Hurwitz

Is it a stretch to suggest that as people's capability for normal interaction atrophies, their judgment is weakened as well? Have we utterly forgotten our definition of privacy?

The National Biometric ID Card: The Mark of the Beast?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

John W. Whitehead

When all is said and done, the adoption of a national biometric ID card serves one purpose only: to provide the government with the ultimate control over the American people.

A Guide to the Laws of Selling Celebrity Sex Tapes: Why Kendra Must Have Consented

Jeremiah Reynolds | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeremiah Reynolds

Kendra has been widely quoted as supposedly being despondent over the release of the tape. But she had to consent to the release of the tape in order for a well-established company, like Vivid, to release it legally.

Elin and Tiger: A Just Invasion of Privacy

Ruth Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Ruth Fowler

There is a huge difference between the woman who snoops on her man because of her own insecurity, and the woman who snoops because she knows something is wrong.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Welcome, Big Brother: Ondi Timoner on We Live in Public

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Persons

In the documentary We Live in Public, director Ondi Timoner focuses on an experiment in which 100 people were shut into a Soho, NY basement with all the comforts of home, plus 24/7 surveillance.

Bozeman, MT: Want a Job? Give Us Your Passwords

Lisa Derrick | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Derrick

If you want a job working for this city, be prepared to hand over the log in and password info to all your social networking and blogging sites.

Another Scary Government Program: the Government Gets to Seize Your Electronic Gear at the Border

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Schlesinger

There's no legal difference between looking through your backpack and seizing your electronic data in the US. This is the stuff of the Cold War Soviet Union, right? Or maybe a third world dictatorship?

Canada: Google's Street View Violates Privacy

Reuters | David Ljunggren | Posted 05.25.2011

The Street View feature of Google Maps, with its close-up views of city streets and recognizable shots of people, could violate a Canadian law protect...