Misuse of private information as a tort: The implications of Google v Judith Vidal-Hall

Jojo Y. C. Mo

doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2016.11.004

Misuse of private information as a tort: The implications of Google v Judith Vidal-Hall

Jojo Y. C. Mo^*

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Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance

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The Court of Appeal in the recent decision of Google Inc v Judith Vidal Hall¹ 1 [2015] E.M.L.R. 15, [2015] E.W.C.A. Civ 311. has made a number of remarkable rulings in the area of privacy. An important aspect of this decision is that it clarified the legal foundation in which an action for unauthorised disclosure of private information is found. However, the decision itself is not without flaws. This paper seeks to analyse potential problems with the action being classified as a tort as well as the scope of misuse of private information being a form of privacy protection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-97
Number of pages	11
Journal	Computer Law and Security Review
Volume	33
Issue number	1
Early online date	12 Dec 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2016.11.004
Publication status	Published - Feb 2017

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