Introducing Privacy Flashcards
Introduction slides - themes, concepts and academic commentary.
1
Q
What famous and influential article spoke of the need of privacy in the late 1800s?
What did it say?
A
Warren and Brandeis, ‘The Right to Privacy’ (1890)
Invasion of privacy is harmful:
- Individuals are subjected to “mental pain and distress”
- Harm is “far greater than mere bodily injury”
2
Q
Define privacy:
A
“The right to be let alone”
- Warren and Brandeis (1890)
3
Q
Why do we need privacy?
A
Privacy “lies at the heart of liberty in a modern state”
- Lord Nicholls in Campbell v MGN [12]
