Public Figures and Privacy
« Previous Entries“It Was Just Me Being Nosy,” Claims Snooping Employee in UCLA Medical Privacy Breach
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008The employee at the center of the UCLA Medical Center medical privacy breach scandal, claims nosiness as her motive. That’s somewhat akin to a security guard caught sleeping, saying, “That was just me taking a nap.” Although UCLA would not release her name, the LA Times found her and interviewed her.
The UCLA Medical Center employee […]
More Snooping at UCLA: Farrah Fawcett’s Medical Privacy Breached
Friday, April 4th, 2008Farrah Fawcett’s medical privacy has been breached at UCLA Medical Center. Details of her cancer treatments and speculations about her state of mind that were published in The National Enquirer were derived from the sale of this information, making this case especially egregious and painful for Fawcett. As the […]
YouTube Awards Bypass Britney’s No. 1 Privacy Advocate
Friday, March 21st, 2008Chris Crocker’s “Leave Britney Alone!” receiving tens of millions of views and inspiring thousands of imitators and satirists seemed a sure bet for a YouTube award. As viral as the video was, we would like to think that the concept of privacy and respect for an individual’s dignity and sanctity — even if […]
Nonpartisan Snooping? Passport Breach Hits All 3 Presidential Candidates
Friday, March 21st, 2008What’s a Presidential candidate to do, other than issue statements and demand investigations?
The State Department said on Friday that it was investigating several incidents in which the passport files of all three presidential contenders were improperly accessed by employees.
The breaches involved electronic files that contained personal information about Senators Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham […]
Obama Passport Breach: Rice Apologizes for “Imprudent Curiosity” of Her Staff
Friday, March 21st, 2008The State Dept. called it “imprudent curiosity.” The Obama campaign called it “an outrageous breach of security and privacy.” Caught between adjectival phrases, Secretary of State Rice apologized to Senator Barack Obama.
More coverage at Hot Air. As the Washington Post reports,
Two State Department employees were fired and a third has been […]