The Right to Privacy

"The Right to Privacy" by Samuel D. Warren and Louis Dembitz Brandeis is a groundbreaking legal work that grapples with the rising threats to personal privacy posed by new technologies and an increasingly intrusive media during the late nineteenth century. The authors make a compelling case for privacy as a basic right that should be protected by law, citing the increasing psychological harm from rampant public exposure. By looking at how laws have changed over time, they argue that the right to privacy needs to be officially recognized if it is to be defended against the invasive press and new inventions like photography, ensuring that individuals have the authority to control their personal information and maintain dignity in an evolving world.