Invasion of Privacy by Public Disclosure of Private Facts
Definition
Under the Restatement (Second) of Torts, the truthful publication to multiple individuals of a truly private matter that is highly offensive to a reasonable person and not of a public concern. Some jurisdictions use slightly different elements, such as requiring that (1) the person’s privacy interest outweighs any legitimate public concern, and (2) a reasonable person would find the disclosure (not the facts themselves) highly offensive.