Privacy torts
CIPP/US glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/US certified)
Privacy torts - Common-law claims: intrusion upon seclusion, appropriation of name or likeness, publicity given to private life, and false light.
In the CIPP/US body of knowledge, Privacy torts comes up under Chapter 5: Federal and State Regulators and Enforcement of Privacy Law.
Privacy torts in context
- Privacy torts (intrusion on seclusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light, right of publicity) date to the 1890s but remain ==unsettled== and face First Amendment defenses. (Tort Law and Privacy Torts)
- States add protection via constitutions, common-law ==privacy torts==, and contract theories. (Additional State Protections: Torts, BIPA, and the AADC Act)
Where Privacy torts is covered in the CIPP/US study notes
Related terms
- BIPA
- Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
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