Alicia Solow-Niederman

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Beyond the Privacy Torts: Reinvigorating a Common Law Approach for Data Breaches

While data breaches continue to roil the headlines, regulation and legislation are unlikely to provide a timely solution to protect consumers. Rather than rely on statutory claims or the privacy torts to protect consumer data, this Essay suggests that courts should recognize how contemporary transactions implicate fiduciary-like relationships of trust.