Privacy and the Law
Privacy laws in the United States offer protection to individuals in a variety of cases. One example is the issue of libel. Individuals have a right to not have untrue things printed or otherwise distributed against them. The standard for libel is different for private individuals and people considered to be in the public eye. The logic is … Keep Reading → that those who purposely make themselves public figures have given up a part of the right to privacy. Another area of privacy law has to do with information about individuals that they have an expectation will be kept private. An example of this would be financial records from banks and brokers as well as medical records. We all assume that this type of information will not be shared with anyone without our permission and the law offers protections to make sure that this is the case.
