right to privacy

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right to privacy n. the possible right to be let alone, in absence of some "reasonable" public interest in a person's activities, like those of celebrities or participants in newsworthy events. Invasion of the right to privacy can be the basis for a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity (such as a magazine or television show) violating the right. However, the right to privacy does not extend to prohibiting someone from taking another person's picture on the street. (See: privacy, invasion of privacy)

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Wade demonstrates that on at least one issue he would happily have his sense of morality override the right to privacy, an extremely important cornerstone in the queer community's fight to gain civil rights.

Second thoughts by Rucastle, Edward / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

And a state case involving the Copley Press and San Diego police last August indicated officers have a right to privacy in disciplinary cases.

BRATTON FEELS MUZZLED ON DISCIPLINE CRITICS HIT SECRECY IN FATAL ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Besides seeking judgment that the university's acts and omissions in the wake of the discovery were negligent and deliberately indifferent to the plaintiffs' constitutional right to privacy, the suit requests "class-wide relief in the form of a court-administered credit monitoring and/or identity monitoring" as well as expenses, should an identity crime occur.

Ouch--data theft by Ezarik, Melissa / University Business

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