JOUR 625 Lecture Notes - Lecture 63: Information Privacy Law, False Light, Statutory Law
20 Jul 2020
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Information privacy law has a gamut of law bodies dealing with: A lot of developments in the 19th century led to more interest in privacy. The first is that the press became more sensationalistic. Before the civil war, a lot of newspapers that had a broad circulation were rare. However, with yellow journalism, newspapers became wildly successful. Second is that developments in technology caused more alarm for privacy. For example, with instant photography came new challenges to ensuring privacy. While photography existed long before this was an issue, the equipment was too expensive and complicated to use until 1884 when a snap camera was created. This handheld camera was smaller and cheaper than before, allowing the general public easy access to this technology. For the first time, people could now take candid photos in public. The recognition of warren and brandeis" privacy torts.
