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The word privacy is complex and might have grown to have too many meanings. There's privacy like not wanting people to see you naked, having sex or using the ba
by karmacondon 11y ago
The word privacy is complex and might have grown to have too many meanings. There's privacy like not wanting people to see you naked, having sex or using the bathroom. Then there's privacy like not sharing a living space with several other people. Then there's privacy like online tracking and keeping certain information from being public or easily discoverable.
People seem to use those concepts interchangeably, which only clouds the issue. Someone from a small town might not mind sharing a living space, but object to online tracking. Or someone could say "I have nothing to hide" in regard to their daily communications, but still not want their showers to be broadcast. Or an exhibitionist could have no problem with public showering, but draw the line at sharing a bedroom with two other people.
So when people say that privacy is dying, which kind of privacy do they mean? "All of the above" is a valid answer, but the situation is probably more nuanced. This particular post provides an interesting view, but still lumps a lot of concepts together.
- sdfghsdhf555 11y agoThe essence is control and choice. Sure, history influences attitudes, but all the scenarios you (and the article) describe merely reflect the drive to freedom of choice, and the practical limitations on the expression of that drive in reality. It's not a spaghetti concept by any means, however. Privacy on the Internet is the evolving intersection of our desire for choice and the realities involved in achieving it. Growing tired of choice, however, threatens more than privacy.