Around the world, governments are increasingly deciding who gets privacy and who is denied it, a double standard that turns a fundamental democratic right into a privilege. US President Donald Trump’s administration is a prime example, shielding ICE agents from scrutiny while expanding surveillance of immigrants and protesters.
CHARLOTTESVILLE/IRVINE—Around the world, civil rights and civil liberties are coming under profound threat, and that threat has a name: selective privacy. The powerful enjoy it, while vulnerable groups, protesters, and others who stand up to power do not. The slogan writes itself: “Privacy for me, but not for thee.”
