Contemporary Challenges to Invasion of Privacy Laws

Contemporary Challenges to Invasion of Privacy Laws

Invasion of Privacy Laws in Today’s Society

Invasion of Privacy Laws in Today’s Society

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Invasion of Privacy Laws in Today’s Society

The prohibition of the invasion of one’s privacy derives from the right to be left alone (Bedingfield, 1992). Arguably, the right to be protected from the invasion of one’s privacy is traced to an article by Samuel Warren and Louis Brandies, whom defined privacy as constituting ‘the right to be left alone’ (Bratman, 2001). In essence, invasion of privacy laws seeks to exclude one’s personal matters from the public platform. Protection of privacy rights in the form of tort has over the years developed from the common law which sought to enhance the realization of human…