privacy
Example Sentences
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In a letter explaining his veto, Newsom wrote that the bill “failed to strike the delicate balance between protecting individual privacy and ensuring public safety.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The bill would have limited the lists agencies could use to monitor for certain cars, required enhanced data security and privacy training for officers and mandated that certain data be deleted after 60 days.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Parents should teach children online privacy as an essential life skill in the same way as stranger danger or road safety, the UK's data watchdog has said.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
As for me, I washed my diary down the drain less to keep from hurting others than to protect my own privacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
I don’t know how to say it without feeling like I’ve trampled all over her privacy.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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