Originally Posted by
platbrownguy
AA, as a private actor, cannot violate a reasonable expectation of privacy at all.
What do you think would happen if AA put up cameras to record general passenger activity in the plane lavatories and recorded that usage? Passengers have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the plane lavatories and AA’s invasion of privacy would be legally actionable and put AA at risk of losing money in a court of law. In other words, being a private actor is not an effective legal defense for privacy invasions in places where customers have a reasonable expectation of privacy.