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Understanding Privacy Rights and Laws

Privacy is an individual's ability to selectively reveal personal information and an expectation of privacy can differ culturally. Privacy concerns exist whenever identifiable personal data is collected and stored, though some are willing to trade privacy for advantages like security. The UN Declaration of Human Rights protects against arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home or correspondence. In the US, while privacy is not explicitly defined, the Supreme Court has ruled the constitution implicitly grants a right to privacy against government intrusion. Personal information people may wish to keep private includes financial, medical, political and internet data to avoid discrimination or embarrassment. Identity theft involves thieves obtaining private details to impersonate others, usually to obtain credit. US privacy laws establish rules for government information gathering and protect

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Understanding Privacy Rights and Laws

Privacy is an individual's ability to selectively reveal personal information and an expectation of privacy can differ culturally. Privacy concerns exist whenever identifiable personal data is collected and stored, though some are willing to trade privacy for advantages like security. The UN Declaration of Human Rights protects against arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home or correspondence. In the US, while privacy is not explicitly defined, the Supreme Court has ruled the constitution implicitly grants a right to privacy against government intrusion. Personal information people may wish to keep private includes financial, medical, political and internet data to avoid discrimination or embarrassment. Identity theft involves thieves obtaining private details to impersonate others, usually to obtain credit. US privacy laws establish rules for government information gathering and protect

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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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