INVASION OF PRIVACY LAWS

Corsica Johnson & Joshua Harper

WHAT IS INVASION OF PRIVACY?

Invasion of privacy is the intrusion into the personal life of another, without just cause, which can give the person whose privacy has been invaded a right to file a lawsuit.

EXAMPLES. . . . .

Reading personal emails

Reading personal text messages

Rape

Going through personal items

Posting pictures/video of someone without permission.

TYLER CLEMENTI

THE TYLER CLEMENTI STORY

Tyler was a college freshman and violin player at Rutgers University. His roommate, Dharan Ravi set up a webcam in Molly Wei’s room, and recorded a live stream of Tyler engaging in a sexual encounter with another guy.

When Tyler found out he wrote a status on Facebook saying “I’m jumping off the GW bridge, I’m sorry”

He later jumped off the bridge and died on September 22.

DHARAN RAVI & MOLLY WEI

These two have been charged with illegally taping

the 18-year-old Clementi having sex and broadcasting the images via an Internet

chat program.

They have been sentenced to five years in prison.

BLAKE J RO BBINS VS. LO WER MERRIO N CASE

In Philadelphia school district gave out laptops with webcams to students, then used the webcams to secretly spy on the students.

The case was filed after the vice principal disciplined Robbins’ son for “improper behavior” in his home.

The laptop they gave out was issued to 1,800 students.

They’re seeking damages for invasion of privacy, theft of private information, and unlawful interception and access of electronic information.