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<li>'''Can relationships be influenced by too much or too little privacy? | <li>'''Can relationships be influenced by too much or too little privacy?'''</li> | ||
Yes, but it depends on who, how many persons and how much they now about you. It is different who knows that, for example, you have a heart disease: the doctor or your mum. Less people know about you, freer you can talk about yourself. But if everyone knows about your heart disease, the secret is not private anymore, and you are able to speak without avoiding this theme. So relationships with person who knows your secret are different, they can be more/less closely, scary, sentiment, etc. The sympathy can change with knowing more about person, so the relationships changes as well. To conclude, the relationships can be influenced by amount of privacy, but it is hard to predict ob it supports or not the communication. | |||
<li>'''What is the global understanding of privacy? (Robert)'''<br /> | <li>'''What is the global understanding of privacy? (Robert)'''<br /> | ||
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<li>'''What is an acceptable level of privacy? | <li>'''What is an acceptable level of privacy? '''</li> | ||
The acceptable level of privacy is related with the information. To share certain information can damage person’s welfare: person can loose money, freedom, family, friends, etc. So persons need at least a minimum level of privacy, which doesn’t make too big damage for him. To clarify the term “too big damage” is hard, because it depends on character and situation. But the law clarifies, that: | |||
”Invasions of one's privacy constitute a tort for which remedies are available. The four different types of torts are: (1) appropriation, or the use of a person's name, picture, or likeness as a symbol of his or her identity without compensation; (2) an intrusion upon a person's physical solitude or seclusion; (3) the public disclosure of private facts; and (4) placing a person in a false light in the public eye by associating this person with beliefs or activities with which this person has no connection. Prosser & Keeton, Torts §117 (5th ed. 1984).” | |||
To predict when your acceptable level of privacy was interrupted is hard, because it depends on character and situation. | |||
<li>'''How aware are people of what is stored about them? (Patrick)'''</li> | <li>'''How aware are people of what is stored about them? (Patrick)'''</li> | ||
<li>'''Relation between greed/curiosity and privacy? | <li>'''Relation between greed/curiosity and privacy? '''</li> | ||
Nosy people are tending to interfere in other person’s privacy. More you are curious and more it is private- more it is interesting. Also because of greed people can also meddle in others privacy. Bigger greed causes bigger intervention, or in other words intervention with worse sequences. | |||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
[1] R.B. Standler, 1997, Privacy Law in the USA, http://www.rbs2.com/privacy.htm | [1] R.B. Standler, 1997, Privacy Law in the USA, http://www.rbs2.com/privacy.htm | ||
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Questions
- Difference in perception of privacy between male/female? (Robert)
[Image:http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user_surveys/survey-1997-04/graphs/privacy/privacy_Opinions_on_Internet_Privacy-dg2.gif] - What do people deem private info? (Patrick)
Financial information Medical information Personal matters (relationships, personal problems) Photographic information on the person Academic information (to a certain degree; that 3/10 you got on exam X in your BSc) Political privacy (who did you vote for?) Historic past Location Contact information
- Can relationships be influenced by too much or too little privacy? Yes, but it depends on who, how many persons and how much they now about you. It is different who knows that, for example, you have a heart disease: the doctor or your mum. Less people know about you, freer you can talk about yourself. But if everyone knows about your heart disease, the secret is not private anymore, and you are able to speak without avoiding this theme. So relationships with person who knows your secret are different, they can be more/less closely, scary, sentiment, etc. The sympathy can change with knowing more about person, so the relationships changes as well. To conclude, the relationships can be influenced by amount of privacy, but it is hard to predict ob it supports or not the communication.
- What is the global understanding of privacy? (Robert)
There is not really a global understanding of privacy. It is better to speak of an individual understanding of privacy. Every person has his or her own understanding of privacy. This is often reflected in the political parties. As R.B. Standler says in his essay: “Privacy is the expectation that confidential personal information disclosed in a private place will not be disclosed to third parties, when that disclosure would cause either embarrassment or emotional distress to a person of reasonable sensitivities. Information is interpreted broadly to include facts, images (e.g., photographs, videotapes), and disparaging opinions.”[1] In short: The right to be left alone.
Although we can not speak of global understanding, we can divide the world into countries. Each country has more or less its own rules and legislation regarding privacy (see law section).
But the understanding of people about privacy is changing. People are getting more and more scared of terrorist attacks. Which means that some people change their opinion on what privacy is or better what private information is. Even Complete countries like the US are changing their policies regarding to privacy.
- What is an acceptable level of privacy? The acceptable level of privacy is related with the information. To share certain information can damage person’s welfare: person can loose money, freedom, family, friends, etc. So persons need at least a minimum level of privacy, which doesn’t make too big damage for him. To clarify the term “too big damage” is hard, because it depends on character and situation. But the law clarifies, that: ”Invasions of one's privacy constitute a tort for which remedies are available. The four different types of torts are: (1) appropriation, or the use of a person's name, picture, or likeness as a symbol of his or her identity without compensation; (2) an intrusion upon a person's physical solitude or seclusion; (3) the public disclosure of private facts; and (4) placing a person in a false light in the public eye by associating this person with beliefs or activities with which this person has no connection. Prosser & Keeton, Torts §117 (5th ed. 1984).” To predict when your acceptable level of privacy was interrupted is hard, because it depends on character and situation.
- How aware are people of what is stored about them? (Patrick)
- Relation between greed/curiosity and privacy? Nosy people are tending to interfere in other person’s privacy. More you are curious and more it is private- more it is interesting. Also because of greed people can also meddle in others privacy. Bigger greed causes bigger intervention, or in other words intervention with worse sequences.
References
[1] R.B. Standler, 1997, Privacy Law in the USA, http://www.rbs2.com/privacy.htm