invasion of privacy
Unwanted personal exposure
Invasion of privacy is an intrusion into someone's personal life or affairs without consent.
The phrase covers everything from unwanted surveillance to publishing private information: The paparazzi's constant presence was an invasion of privacy.
In law, it encompasses several torts including intrusion, disclosure of private facts, and appropriation of likeness.
- voyeurismErotic observation without consent
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- doxxingPublishing personal information maliciously
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- spyingSecretly observing others
defamation · tort · wiretapping · personal autonomy · consent violation · snooping · stalking · surveillance · unauthorized access · identity theft · trespass · tabloid journalism · bugging · confidentiality breach · nuisance · background check · intrusion · intimate
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- lawsuitslawsuit, litigation, civil suit, suit, court case
- privacy violationsdata breach, eavesdropping, identity theft, doxxing, doxing
invasion of privacydiscretion
Careful judgment in speech
privacy protection · confidentiality · restraint · tact · delicacy
invasion of privacyself-disclosure
Sharing private information
informed consent · openness · transparency · publicity · going public
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