last quiz in midterm

PRIVACY:

PRIVACY-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 can be seen as an aspect of security — one in which trade-offs between the interests of one group and another can become particularly clear.

DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRIVACY

*PHYSICAL PRIVACY-defined as preventing intrusions into ones physical space or solitude.
*INFORMATION PRIVACY-the way in which government or organization handle our personal information such as our age,address,sexual preference and so on..
*FREEDOM from EXCESSIVE SURVEILLANCE-our right to go about our daily lives without being surveilled or have all our action caught on camera.

PRIVACY PROTECTION and the LAW:
PRIVACY PROTECTION-Privacy protection is not just about the law—it’s also about good business. If a company is publicly labeled as a privacy offender, it could prove devastating for the organization. Client distrust and poor publicity can be more damaging than legal action. Identity theft has become a growing liability for businesses and for most, the potential cost of non-compliance is simply too high.

PRIVACY LAW- is the area of law concerning the protecting and preserving of privacy rights of individuals. While there is no universally accepted privacy law among all countries, some organizations promote certain concepts be enforced by individual countries. For example, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,