Difference between revisions of "Privacy"

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<blockquote>"Publication is a self-invasion of privacy". - Marshall McLuhan</blockquote>
 
===Definition===
 
===Definition===
"Privacy (from Latin privatus 'separated from the rest, deprived of something, esp. office, participation in the government', from privo 'to deprive') is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively. The boundaries and content of what is considered private differ among cultures and individuals, but share basic common themes. Privacy is sometimes related to anonymity, the wish to remain unnoticed or unidentified in the public realm. When something is private to a person, it usually means there is something within them that is considered inherently special or personally sensitive. The degree to which private information is exposed therefore depends on how the public will receive this information, which differs between places and over time. Privacy is broader than security and includes the concepts of appropriate use and protection of information" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy].
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Privacy is a term used to describe one's control over and freedom from the unauthorized or unexpected spread of information to external parties out of one's control. Privacy is of increasing importance in the digital age as private information can rapidly spread once it is exposed. Unlike a private conversation happening over the air, printed and typed information causes a privacy risk as it can be spread outside the parties that it intended for. The companies that own, serve and hold private and public information face increasing scrutiny as to how they use that information. Every piece of junk mail a person receives is a signal of a hole in their data privacy.
  
====Liberal Definition====
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See definition of Privacy and related papers from the EFF [http://www.eff.org/issues/privacy]
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Latest revision as of 21:45, 18 December 2011

"Publication is a self-invasion of privacy". - Marshall McLuhan

Definition

Privacy is a term used to describe one's control over and freedom from the unauthorized or unexpected spread of information to external parties out of one's control. Privacy is of increasing importance in the digital age as private information can rapidly spread once it is exposed. Unlike a private conversation happening over the air, printed and typed information causes a privacy risk as it can be spread outside the parties that it intended for. The companies that own, serve and hold private and public information face increasing scrutiny as to how they use that information. Every piece of junk mail a person receives is a signal of a hole in their data privacy.