s types of personal information often come under privacy concerns.

For instance, financial privacy, in

which information about a person'sfinancial transactions is guarded, is important for the avoidance of
fraudor identity theft. Internet privacy is the ability to control what informationone reveals about
oneself over the Internet, and to control who canaccess that information. Medical privacy allows a
person to keep theirmedical records from being revealed to others. This may be because theyhave
concern that it might affect their insurance coverage oremployment. Or it may be because they would
not wish for others to knowabout medical or psychological conditions or treatment which would
beembarrassing.Moreover, revealing medical data could also reveal other details aboutone's personal
life. Political privacy has been a concern since votingsystems emerged in ancient times. The secret ballot
is the simplest andmost widespread measure to ensure that political views are not known toanyone
other than the original voter. It is nearly universal in moderndemocracy, and considered a basic right of
citizenship. In fact even whereother rights of privacy do not exist, this type of privacy very often does