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More Snooping at UCLA: Farrah Fawcett’s Medical Privacy Breached

Farrah 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 LA Times reports. Months before UCLA [...]

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YouTube Awards Bypass Britney’s No. 1 Privacy Advocate

Chris 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 he/she is [...]

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