Invasion of Privacy

Test your knowledge on the legal concept of Invasion of Privacy.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a recognized type of invasion of privacy under the common law?

  1. Intrusion upon seclusion
  2. Public disclosure of private facts
  3. False light
  4. Misappropriation of name or likeness
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the legal term for the unauthorized intrusion into a person's private affairs or seclusion?

  1. Intrusion upon seclusion
  2. Public disclosure of private facts
  3. Appropriation of name or likeness
  4. Trespass to chattels
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT an element of the tort of public disclosure of private facts?

  1. The facts disclosed are private
  2. The facts are disclosed to a large number of people
  3. The disclosure is highly offensive to a reasonable person
  4. The facts are newsworthy
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the legal term for the unauthorized use of a person's name or likeness for commercial purposes?

  1. Intrusion upon seclusion
  2. Public disclosure of private facts
  3. Appropriation of name or likeness
  4. Trespass to chattels
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a defense to the tort of invasion of privacy?

  1. Consent
  2. Privilege
  3. Newsworthiness
  4. Fair use
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the legal term for the unauthorized interception of a person's electronic communications?

  1. Wiretapping
  2. Eavesdropping
  3. Surveillance
  4. Stalking
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of electronic surveillance?

  1. Wiretapping
  2. Video surveillance
  3. GPS tracking
  4. Facial recognition
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the legal term for the unauthorized collection of a person's personal information?

  1. Data mining
  2. Data harvesting
  3. Data scraping
  4. Dataveillance
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of dataveillance?

  1. Web tracking
  2. Social media monitoring
  3. Loyalty card tracking
  4. Facial recognition
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the legal term for the unauthorized use of a person's personal information for commercial purposes?

  1. Data mining
  2. Data harvesting
  3. Data scraping
  4. Dataveillance
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a defense to the tort of dataveillance?

  1. Consent
  2. Privilege
  3. Newsworthiness
  4. Fair use
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the legal term for the unauthorized use of a person's personal information to make a decision about them?

  1. Profiling
  2. Scoring
  3. Targeting
  4. Dataveillance
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of profiling?

  1. Credit scoring
  2. Insurance scoring
  3. Employment screening
  4. Facial recognition
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the legal term for the unauthorized use of a person's personal information to target them with advertising?

  1. Behavioral advertising
  2. Targeted advertising
  3. Personalized advertising
  4. Dataveillance
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a defense to the tort of behavioral advertising?

  1. Consent
  2. Privilege
  3. Newsworthiness
  4. Fair use