“We can now readily capture information and images wherever we go, and we can then share them with the world at the click of a mouse,” Solove wrote in his 2007 book, “The Future of Reputation.” “Somebody you’ve never met can snap your photo and post it on the Internet. Or somebody that you know very well can share your cherished secrets with the entire planet.”…

In England, courts enforce a far broader duty of confidentiality, upholding breach-of-confidentiality lawsuits against loose-lipped ex-spouses and lovers. Solove would like to see the United States move to a legal regime more like that one, so that we’re not held hostage by the questionable trustworthiness of our friends.