• The disclosure is actionable in tort if the disclosure would be highly objectionable to a reasonable person. See INVASION OF PRIVACY. [Cases: Torts 8.5(5.1). C.J.S. Right of Privacy and Publicity §§ 17, 20–21, 23–27, 31, 33, 40–41.]
public disclosure of private facts
The public revelation of some aspect of a person’s private life without a legitimate public purpose.