The “right to be let alone” was first articulated in 1890 by Warren & Brandeis.
A powerful idea: the right to live away from the gaze of others, to preserve one’s privacy and peace.
This right emerged as a response to invasive journalism of the time.
With photography spreading, private lives were suddenly on public display.
Warren & Brandeis saw this as a threat—and argued law must evolve to protect personal boundaries.