Appropriation

Appropriation is a form of DISSEMINATION privacy harm under the Solove taxonomy. Appropriation is defined as using an individual's identity to serve the aims and interests of another.

A social media site using customer's images in advertising.

Laws and Regulations

The following laws and regulations address the Appropriation harm.

• (410 ILCS § 513/). Genetic Information Privacy Act (United States)
• (740 ILCS § 14/). Biometric Information Privacy Act. (United States)
• 5 U.S.C. §552a (United States)
• AL SB 301 (United States)
• CH. 1. Trade and Commerce; General Provisions. (United States)
• CH. 521. Unauthorized Use of Identifying Information. (United States)
• CVR § 50. Right of privacy. (United States)
• California Consumer Privacy Act of (2018) (United States)
• Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act (United States)
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act (United States)
• FLA. SB 1670. Consumer Data Privacy. (United States)
• Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (United States)
• MD. HB 901 (2019) (United States)
• Michigan Identity Theft Protection Act (2004) (United States)
• NY. SB 1203. Biometric Privacy Act. (United States)
• OR. STAT. § 807.750 (2009)
• Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (United States)
• §1201C-§1206C. Online and Personal Privacy Protection. (United States)
• §1204C. Prohibitions on online marketing or advertising to a child. (United States)
• §13-37-201 TO §13-37-203. Notice of Disclosure. (United States)
• §13-37-202. Disclosure of nonpublic personal information prohibited without notice. (United States)
• §1798.83-§1798.84. Customer Records. (United States)
• §22948.20. Connected Televisions. (United States)
• §22:1604. Customer privacy; protections. (United States)
• §49-1-702. Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act; Part Definitions. (United States)
• §51:2002—§51:2003. Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Restrictions. (United States)
• §62V.06. Data Practices. (United States)
• §63-2-101 TO §63-2-102. Medical Records. (United States)
• §646.607. Unlawful business, trade practices. (United States)
• §995.50. Right of privacy. (United States)