Privacy and Accountability of Public Figures

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Author(s): Despina A. Tziola (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 17
Source title: Human Rights and the Impact of ICT in the Public Sphere: Participation, Democracy, and Political Autonomy
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Christina M. Akrivopoulou (Hellenic Open University, Greece)and N. Garipidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6248-3.ch012

Keywords: Ethics & Law / Information Science Reference / Public and Sector Management / Security & Forensics

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Privacy uses the theory of natural rights and generally responds to new information and communication technologies. In North America, Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis wrote that privacy is the “right to be let alone” (Warren & Brandeis, 1890) and focuses on protecting individuals. This citation was a response to recent technological developments, such as photography, and sensationalist journalism, also known as yellow journalism. Warren and Brandeis declared that information which was previously hidden and private could now be “shouted from the rooftops.” But whether the right to privacy may be limited in the case of public figures and whether public figures are accountable for their actions is up for debate. This issue is explored in this chapter through court decisions that occupied the public.

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