Privacy — The timing, extend and circumstances are controlled by a person in what he/she shares with others be it physically, behaviourally or intellectually.
Privacy Law refers to the laws, which deal with the regulation of personal information about individuals that can be collected by governments and other public and private organizations and its storage and use.
A tort is a wrong or injury caused by an individual for which the victim can seek compensation.
The four torts are,
Intrusion —The invasion of a person’s physical solitude illegally by breaking in or using technological methods like hidden cameras, microphones, etc.
Example
Paparazzi using long lenses to shoot a photograph of a celebrity in their own house are a large invasion of their privacy. Some Hollywood celebrities including Halle Berry were fighting for a strict privacy law in America because the paparazzi were traumatising their children.
Appropriation — The use of a person's name or likeness for commercial purposes without consent.
Example
The singer, Rihanna, sued topshop for selling shirts with her image on it and won the lawsuit.
Public disclosure of private facts — The publication of sensitive, private information about a person that is not of legitimate concern to the public. In many of this kind of cases the truth is not a good defence because it is the source of all the pain and anguish.
Example
A journalist proved republican congressman Aaron Schock — who represents Illinois, as gay. While some accept that it is ok to expose politicians with questionable ethics, it is an invasion of his privacy to disclose his private information.
False light — Placing a person in a false and highly offensive position in the public eye, as by signing the person's name to a letter or petition or by attributing views to the person which he or she does not hold or by portraying his/her actions in a false light.
Example
A tabloid newspaper printed the picture of a 96-year-old Arkansas woman next to the headline “SPECIAL DELIVERY: World's oldest newspaper carrier, 101, quits because she's pregnant! I guess walking all those miles kept me young.” The woman was not pregnant and had been running the newsstand for years. She sued them and won $1.5million.
Privacy Law refers to the laws, which deal with the regulation of personal information about individuals that can be collected by governments and other public and private organizations and its storage and use.
A tort is a wrong or injury caused by an individual for which the victim can seek compensation.
The four torts are,
Intrusion —The invasion of a person’s physical solitude illegally by breaking in or using technological methods like hidden cameras, microphones, etc.
Example
Paparazzi using long lenses to shoot a photograph of a celebrity in their own house are a large invasion of their privacy. Some Hollywood celebrities including Halle Berry were fighting for a strict privacy law in America because the paparazzi were traumatising their children.
Appropriation — The use of a person's name or likeness for commercial purposes without consent.
Example
The singer, Rihanna, sued topshop for selling shirts with her image on it and won the lawsuit.
Public disclosure of private facts — The publication of sensitive, private information about a person that is not of legitimate concern to the public. In many of this kind of cases the truth is not a good defence because it is the source of all the pain and anguish.
Example
A journalist proved republican congressman Aaron Schock — who represents Illinois, as gay. While some accept that it is ok to expose politicians with questionable ethics, it is an invasion of his privacy to disclose his private information.
False light — Placing a person in a false and highly offensive position in the public eye, as by signing the person's name to a letter or petition or by attributing views to the person which he or she does not hold or by portraying his/her actions in a false light.
Example
A tabloid newspaper printed the picture of a 96-year-old Arkansas woman next to the headline “SPECIAL DELIVERY: World's oldest newspaper carrier, 101, quits because she's pregnant! I guess walking all those miles kept me young.” The woman was not pregnant and had been running the newsstand for years. She sued them and won $1.5million.