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CulturalValue

Privacy
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Privacyistheabilityofanindividualorgroup tosecludethemselvesorinformationabout t l d th l i f ti b t themselvesandtherebyrevealthemselves selectively(Wikipedia) Anindividualsexpectationofprivacydiffers basedontheirculturalenvironment

InformationPrivacy
Privacyconcernsexistwhereveruniquely identifiabledatarelatingtoapersonor id tifi bl d t l ti t personsarecollectedandstored,indigital formorotherwise. (Wikipedia) Peoplemaybewillingtotradeprivacyfor g y otheradvantagessuchassecurityorlower prices

UniversalDeclarationofHumanRights
Article12oftheUnitedNationsUniversal DeclarationofHumanRightsstates D l ti fH Ri ht t t Nooneshallbesubjectedtoarbitrary interferencewithhisprivacy,family,homeor correspondence,nortoattacksuponhishonor p y g andreputation.Everyonehastherighttothe protectionofthelawagainstsuchinterference orattacks.

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ConstitutionalRight
TheUnitedStatesconstitutiondoesnot explicitlydefinearighttoprivacy li itl d fi i ht t i TheSupremeCourthasruledthatthe constitutionimplicitlygrantsarighttoprivacy againstgovernmentintrusion

TypesofPrivateInformation
Thereisawidevarietyofinformationthata personmaywishtokeepprivate i ht k i t
Financial Medical Political Internet

Peoplemayfeeltheneedtokeepthisprivate toavoiddiscriminationorembaressment

IdentityTheft
Throughvariousmethods,thievescanobtain personalinformationthatallowsthemto li f ti th t ll th t masqueradeassomeoneelse. Identitythievesusuallyusethisinformationto obtaincreditundersomeoneelsesname

PrivacyLaws
U.S.PrivacyActof1974establishedrulesfor informationgatheredbythegovernment i f ti th d b th t U.S.ElectronicCommunicationsACTof1986 protectsagainstwiretapping
RequiresISPandphonecompaniestoprovide datawithacourtorder

USAPatriotActof2001relaxesrequirements forwiretaps
Setspenaltiesfordamagingcomputersystems

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OrganizationalPrivacy
Companiesandotherorganizationsmayneed tokeepprivateinformationabouttheir t k i t i f ti b t th i operation Employeesmayhavelittleprivacyfromtheir employerwhiletheywork

TradeSecrets
Atradesecretissomethingacompanyknows thatgivesthemacompetitiveadvantage th t i th titi d t Canoftenbeprotectedwithpatentsand trademarks.Theserequirethecompanyto revealtheirsecrets. The Uniform Trade Secrets Act is a model for TheUniformTradeSecretsActisamodelfor statelaws. Providesforcivilpenalties

Technologyand Privacy
Thisadfortelephone Thi d f t l h servicein1912 promoteddialphones insteadofoperator assistedconnectionsas aprivacyadvantage

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