Samuel D. Warren

Samuel D. Warren was an American lawyer and legal scholar, best known for his influential 1890 Harvard Law Review article, "The Right to Privacy," co-authored with Louis Brandeis. This article argued for privacy rights in response to the rise of new technologies, like photography and journalism, that could infringe on individuals' personal lives. Warren's work laid the foundation for privacy law in the United States, emphasizing the importance of protecting individuals from unwanted attention and interference, a concept that remains vital in discussions of privacy in the digital age today.