invasion of (someone's) privacy
idiom
: a situation in which someone fails to respect a person's right to keep certain personal information from being known
She felt that the guard's request to search her was an invasion of (her) privacy.
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Among the greatest risks of AI, according to experts and the people interviewed for this story, are questionable veracity (deepfakes and misinformation), subliminal manipulation of human behavior, lack of diverse opinions, invasion of privacy, lack of transparency and concentration of power.
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Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
This feels like a gross abuse of power and invasion of privacy.
—Anna Holmes, New York Times, 4 May 2025
The charges come after he was previously convicted of criminal use of a communication device and invasion of privacy.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
Judge Timothy Ryan found Reynolds engaged in fraud, unjust enrichment, conversion or theft and invasion of privacy while working as an executive assistant at Relentless Media Agency LLC in Chandler.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
This feels like a gross abuse of power and invasion of privacy.
—Anna Holmes, New York Times, 4 May 2025
The charges come after he was previously convicted of criminal use of a communication device and invasion of privacy.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
Judge Timothy Ryan found Reynolds engaged in fraud, unjust enrichment, conversion or theft and invasion of privacy while working as an executive assistant at Relentless Media Agency LLC in Chandler.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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“Invasion of (someone's) privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invasion%20of%20%28someone%27s%29%20privacy. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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