Does your company monitor its network or devices for network security or data confidentiality? Does your company have any policies or practices that seek access to any employees’ personal online accounts? If so, a recent amendment to Illinois’ Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act (“Act”) may require your company to adopt or revise its […]
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Following the lead of multiple Illinois appellate districts, the Illinois Supreme Court recently recognized for the first time an actionable tort for “intrusion upon seclusion.” Intrusion upon seclusion is one of four torts generally recognized under the umbrella of the “right to privacy” torts along with public disclosure of embarrassing private facts, publicity which places a person […]
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