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I didn't downvote you, but - how? And why? Can a conversation that is forced upon other people (in a different setting I could imagine that guests in that BK c
by darklajid 15y ago
I didn't downvote you, but - how? And why?
Can a conversation that is forced upon other people (in a different setting I could imagine that guests in that BK complain about the couple shouting) still be considered private?
- vannevar 15y agoDownvoters aside, it isn't at all out of the question. From http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/privacy/Privacy_R2d_Torts_Sections.htm http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/privacy/Privacy_R2d_Torts_Secti... : "One who intentionally intrudes, physically or otherwise, upon the solitude or seclusion of another or his private affairs or concerns, is subject to liability to the other for invasion of his privacy, if the intrusion would be highly offensive to a reasonable person. " (emphasis added)
- tedunangst 15y agoI have a hard time believing that the tweeter intruded into the couple's business. If anything, the couple intruded into his solitude.
- zecho 15y agoI don't think it's privacy that's the issue here, rather the degree of privacy. By live blogging the ordeal, it unwittingly went from an argument in a Burger King in front of a few people to an argument broadcast on the Internet to thousands. I don't think it's illegal and I probably wouldn't fault most people for doing this, but Boyle's a trained journalist. He should know the ethics of communication inside and out.