Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. (1985) was a legal case where the court addressed whether telephone companies could be held liable for revealing customers’ private call records without consent. The court found that such disclosures violated privacy rights and established that companies have a duty to protect customer information under privacy laws. This case reinforced the importance of confidentiality for telecommunications providers, emphasizing that personal data should not be shared without explicit permission, and set a precedent for privacy protections in the telecom industry.