Essay On Invasion Of Privacy

“Once you’ve lost your privacy, you realize you’ve lost an extremely valuable thing” - Billy Graham. “Invasion of privacy is a legal term. It is used to describe a circumstance where an individual or organization knowingly intrudes upon a person. The intrusion occurs when the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, such as in a bathroom or locker room”(Winston). There are many factors that help with the loss of privacy these days. One of the biggest issues is the technology. The advancement on technological devices such as small cameras helped people to stalk other people and to unknowingly take their photos and post it in the social media without them knowing. It is a huge problem here in the UAE to invade someone’s privacy. In this essay, I will talk about invasion of privacy in the UAE, and what does it really mean. I will also talk

There are four main types of invasion privacy. The first one is intrusion of solitude. This type of invasion is common, where someone is illegally snooping through someone’s private life, such as: intercepting private phone calls, or looking at someone’s private records. This type of invasion does not require any publication of images; the act of intrusion itself violates the law. The other type is appropriation of name or likeness. Appropriation of name or likeness means “Plaintiffs may make a claim for damages if an individual (or company) uses their name or likeness for benefit without the other party 's permission” (Invasion of Privacy). The third type is appropriation disclosure of private facts, which means revealing private information that is not of public concern, and the reasonable person find it offensive for the public to know them. The last type of invasion of privacy is false light. False light is similar to a defamation claim. This type of invasion allows the person to sue for the public disclosure of information.(Invasion of