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It's fairly common in the US that people of public interest have fewer privacy protections than your average citizen (the public figure doctrine). I - and many
by falcolas 2y ago
It's fairly common in the US that people of public interest have fewer privacy protections than your average citizen (the public figure doctrine).
I - and many others - believe that these public figures should be held accountable for their actions due to their outsized influence on society. Holding someone accountable for their actions requires transparency, something this law removes.
- FireBeyond 2y agoThe courts have actually ruled that billionaires are inherently “public figures”, for exactly this reason, their “outsized impact and influence on public affairs”.