privacy
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Astronauts on extended missions may have very little privacy and only limited communication with people outside the spacecraft or habitat.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The backlash has prompted Meta to update its glasses to address privacy concerns, and some places have banned them, adding to the angst surrounding technology that’s rapidly evolving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Companies largely set their own privacy policies and can change those terms, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Until we have confirmed information, we will not speculate or comment further. We appreciate everyone's concern and ask that his privacy be respected during this time."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
By continuing, you agree to our terms and accept our privacy policy.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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In fact, the high court had rejected as early as 1886 “all governmental invasions of the sanctity of a man’s home and the privacies of life.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2018
“With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans ‘the privacies of life.’”
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2017
We may someday get to find out whether such privacies can be kept off the Internet as well.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2016
Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts stated about mobile phones: “With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans ‘the privacies of life.’
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2015
The rule of laws which Science discovers encroaches upon our liberties and privacies.
From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney
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