1. Common ways to invade someone’s privacy

2. Key Terms  Public Official  Persons who have substantial responsibility or control over government affairs  Public Figure  Private citizens who voluntarily thrust themselves in the public limelight

3. Key Terms  Intrusion  You cannot gather information in a situation where someone has a right to expect privacy.  You cannot trespass, use secret surveillance, or misrepresent yourself to get information

4. Key Terms  Public Disclosure of Private Facts  You cannot publicize personal details that may cause emotional distress.  The material must be private, intimate and/or offensive

5. Key Terms  False Light  You cannot run a story, photo, headline or photo caption that portrays someone as something they are not.  You can be sued if someone can prove you did this recklessly and the portrayal is “highly offensive to a reasonable person.”

6. Key Terms  Appropriation  You cannot use someone’s name, photo or words to endorse or sell something without their permission.