what is a privacy violation
One is the invasion of privacy, a tort based in common law allowing an aggrieved party to bring a lawsuit against an individual who unlawfully intrudes into his or her private affairs, discloses his or her private information, publicizes him or her in a false light, or appropriates his or her name for personal gain.n the United States today, invasion of privacy is a commonly used cause of action in legal pleadings. Modern tort law includes four categories of invasion of privacy: 1  Intrusion of solitude: physical or electronic intrusion into one's private quarters.