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The Roe v Wade meaning of "privacy" was about the ability to make intimate, personal decisions without the state interfering, which is somewhat different from (
by howinteresting 4y ago
The Roe v Wade meaning of "privacy" was about the ability to make intimate, personal decisions without the state interfering, which is somewhat different from (though related to) online privacy.
It is pretty clear that the ability to have safer online conversations is key to exercising your ability to make intimate decisions in the modern age, so the two meanings do converge there.
- robonerd 4y agoSure, I don't mean to suggest that Roe vs Wade was actually about encryption. But Roe v Wade makes the privacy angle of the pro-choice position pretty clear; that privacy between a woman and her doctor is relevant to the discussion. If privacy in that context is important, then technology which doesn't subvert that privacy is also important. The convergence of the two seems obvious; people are practically glued to their phones, carry them everywhere, use them for everything. If you care about privacy in virtually any modern context, be it abortion or just about anything else, then you have a reason to care about digital privacy.