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Perspective

Jun. 25, 2013

Valuing privacy violations

A central problem posed by consumer privacy litigation is how to place a dollar value on privacy violations. By Brian S. Kabateck


By Brian S. Kabateck


In recent years, the field of privacy law has become an increasingly important area to consumers, businesses and their lawyers. Due in part to the emergence of new technologies, consumers' personal information has become increasingly accessible and cheap to gather and distribute. For the consumer, the daily intrusions into one's personal privacy are daunting and, oftentimes, seem outside the control of the consumer.


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