Liking the Intrusion Analysis in In Re Facebook

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Abstract

In re Facebook preserved a class action brought against Facebook based on its mass collection of web browsing data. Although the plaintiffs brought several common law and statutory causes of action, I will focus on the court's analysis of intrusion upon seclusion. This is where the case makes its greatest contribution to 21st century jurisprudence. It clears up several puzzles that had troubled the tort (and indeed my own thinking) to the great benefit of tort theory and the progress of privacy law.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)193-204
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Tort Law
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2023

Keywords

  • Data Privacy
  • Facebook
  • Internet Law
  • Intrusion Upon Seclusion
  • privacy
  • social media

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Law

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