Invasion of Privacy

Category: legal

An umbrella tort category covering the unauthorized use of a person’s name, image, or private affairs.

This includes "intrusion upon seclusion" (e.g., hidden cameras), "public disclosure of private facts," "false light" (making someone look like a criminal), and "appropriation of name or likeness" (using a celebrity’s face on a box of cereal without paying them).

Common Examples

• The tabloid faced an invasion of privacy suit after hacking the star’s cloud account and publishing private medical records.
• Invasion of privacy claims focus on the right to be left alone, a protection that has grown significantly in the age of digital surveillance.