Monday, May 24, 2004
Life With Alacrity: Four Kinds of Privacy
Life With Alacrity: Four Kinds of Privacy
It's true that privacy is one of those words that mean many things to many people. I'm not sure that trying to categorize it is a helpful exercise. Privacy is contextual and personal. Any external definition is likely to miss the mark for an individual. That's why, I think, the most appropriate part of most privacy codes is the "informed consent". That is what prevents the uber geek from deterimining what is and is not private for any individual.
What's private for me is for me to determine.
¶ 1:45 p.m.
Life With Alacrity: Four Kinds of Privacy
It's true that privacy is one of those words that mean many things to many people. I'm not sure that trying to categorize it is a helpful exercise. Privacy is contextual and personal. Any external definition is likely to miss the mark for an individual. That's why, I think, the most appropriate part of most privacy codes is the "informed consent". That is what prevents the uber geek from deterimining what is and is not private for any individual.
What's private for me is for me to determine.
¶ 1:45 p.m.
