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Tag : confidentiality
When Big Brother Goes Too Far: An Employees’ Right to Privacy
Mar 3, 2014
Intrusion on seclusion protects the individual right to privacy protected without the requirement to establish “damages” from disclosure of the information. In order to establish an invasion of privacy one must prove,
The conduct was intentional or reckless;
Private affairs were unlawfully invaded; and
A reasonable person would regard the invasion as highly offensive which could cause distress or humiliation.
