The word privacy is derived from the Latin word "privatus", which means set apart from what is public, personal and belonging to oneself, … See more

Philosophical views on privacy
The concept of privacy has been explored and discussed by numerous philosophers throughout history. See more

Most countries give citizens rights to privacy in their constitutions. Representative examples of this include the See more

As with other conceptions of privacy, there are various ways to discuss what kinds of processes or actions remove, challenge, lessen, or attack privacy. In 1960 legal scholar See more

The Internet and technologies built on it enable new forms of social interactions at increasingly faster speeds and larger scales. Because the … See more

Privacy as contextual integrity
The theory of contextual integrity, developed by Helen Nissenbaum, defines privacy as an appropriate information flow, where … See more

Similarly to actions which reduce privacy, there are multiple angles of privacy and multiple techniques to improve them to varying extents. When actions are done at an organizational … See more