Distortion

Distortion is a form of DISSEMINATION privacy harm under the Solove taxonomy. Distortion is defined as "disseminating false or misleading information about an individual."

A creditor reporting a paid bill as unpaid to a credit bureau.

Occurrences

• A Man Gets Arrested After Facebook Translated His Post Wrongly (2017)
• AI Accuses Wrong Person of Police Brutality in Belarus (September 2020)
• AI Being Used to Spread Misinformation and How It Can Affect the Presidential Election (July 2023)
• AI Impersonation Through Deepfakes Troubles Bollywood (November 2023)
• Automated Tenants Background Checks (May 2020)
• ChatGPT Privacy Issues (31 March 2023)
• Don't Believe Everything you Hear: How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting AI Voice Cloning (April 2023)
• Employee Health-Screening Technology (July 2020)
• Facebook's User Interests Classification (January 2019)
• Facial Recognition Technology Wrongfully Accuses Person of Crime (November 2020)
• Falsified Drug Tests Results (November 2020)
• Fitness Trackers Inaccuracy (May 2020)
• Glitch in India's Biometric Welfare System (October 2019)
• Idaho Medical System Algorithm (2011)
• Identity Non-Theft Case (May 2009)
• Impersonating Profiles on Grindr (September 2018)
• Larry King’s Video Used For Disinformation (August 2020)
• Man Wrongfully Accused by Facial Recognition (June 2020)
• Online Harassment of COVID Infected in South Korea (September 2020)
• Scammers Hijack Popular YouTube Accounts (July 2020)
• Snapchat "My AI" Chatbot and Privacy Concerns
• Woman Falsely Accused of Racism (May 2019)
• Wrong Man Accused For Accosting a Group of People (June 2020)
• Zoom AI Data Collection Language In Terms of Service (27 July 2023)

Laws and Regulations

The following laws and regulations address the Distortion harm.

• CH. 1. Trade and Commerce; General Provisions. (United States, South Carolina)
• CH. 412. Genetic Information. (United States, Nevada)
• CH. 743DD. Protection of Social Security Numbers and Personal Information. (United States, Connecticut)
• California Song-Beverly Credit Card Act (1971) (United States, California)
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (United States)
• Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (United States)
• Federal Trade Commission Act (United States)
• Gramm Leach Bliley Act (United States)
• Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 (United States)
• KY. HB 5. The Safety and Security of Personal Information held by Public Agencies. (United States, Kentucky)
• MA. BH.2814. Addressing Cybercrime through Enhanced Criminal Penalties, Civil Remedies, and Transparency. (United States, Massachusetts)
• Michigan Identity Theft Protection Act (2004) (United States, Michigan)
• Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) (Turkey)
• Real ID Act (United States)
• Wyoming Consumer Protection Act. (United States, Wyoming)
• § 18.2-386.2. Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty (United States, Virginia)
• §333.16221. Investigation of licensee, registrant, or applicant for licensure or registration; hearings, oaths, and testimony; complaint. (United States, Michigan)
• §4107. Deceptive or fraudulent business practices. (United States, Pennsylvania)
• §47-28-4. Wrongful use or disclosure of protected health information for solicitation of legal services regarding the use of medications. (United States, West Virginia)
• §50-7A02. Security breach; requirements. (United States, Kansas)
• §507B.4. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. (United States, Iowa)
• §668.60-§668.610. Electronic Mail Communications Act. (United States, Florida)
• §817.06, §817.14-411—§817.4115. False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally. (United States, Florida)
• §87-302. Deceptive trade practices; enumerated. (United States, Nebraska)