Privacy

An Important Step For Privacy Law

The eventual settlement also included a public apology.

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

Consumer protection advocate Ralph Nader sued what company in 1970 for invasion of privacy?

Hint: As detailed by the American Museum of Tort Law (which is currently offering virtual tours while they’re closed due to COVID), Nader “claimed that the company’s detectives tapped his phone, used electronic devices to listen to his private conversations, made harassing phone calls, questioned his friends about his private life, and hired women to attempt to seduce him.” All of this was done in an attempt to discredit Nader and the credibility of his work.

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