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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This sense of an invasion of privacy is most keenly felt in a trio of set pieces in which Cassavetes lets the drama play out in what feels like real time.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
John Denuto, 47, had pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of invasion of privacy.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Hartford Superior Court Judge Matthew Dallas Gordon issued his decision Wednesday, ruling that the girl — whose name was shielded by the court system — had proven her claims of invasion of privacy along with negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
Advocates’ main concern, though, is that the machines could pose an invasion of privacy for New Yorkers who use the subways to commute.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
John Denuto, 47, had pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of invasion of privacy.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Hartford Superior Court Judge Matthew Dallas Gordon issued his decision Wednesday, ruling that the girl — whose name was shielded by the court system — had proven her claims of invasion of privacy along with negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
Advocates’ main concern, though, is that the machines could pose an invasion of privacy for New Yorkers who use the subways to commute.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
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