The Supreme Court of New Hampshire considered issues arising where a stalker obtained an individual's SSN and work address through an Internet-based investigation and information company. The stalker used the information to locate and murder the individual. The Court was considering five stated questions of law surrounding the issue of whether the provider of the information could be liable in civil suit for the wrongful death. The Court stated:
"Accordingly, a person whose SSN is obtained by an investigator from a credit reporting agency without the person’s knowledge or permission may have a cause of action for intrusion upon seclusion for damages caused by the sale of the SSN, but must prove that the intrusion was such that it would have been offensive to a person of ordinary sensibilities."
"Accordingly, we conclude that an investigator who obtains a person’s work address by means of pretextual phone calling, and then sells the information, may be liable for damages under RSA chapter 358-A to the person deceived."
REMSBURG v. DOCUSEARCH, INC (Opinion Issued: February 18, 2003)
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