III Data Dissemination

Question 1

disclosure

Answer 1

When credible and private information is revealed about someone in a way that impacts how others view them. Intentional, unlike insecurity (negligence).

Question 2

distortion

Answer 2

When false, inaccurate information is spread about someone (e.g. slander).

Question 3

exposure

Answer 3

The revelation of concealed, intensely personal information (nudity, grief, bodily functions). This is why HIPAA exists.

Question 4

breach of confidentiality

Answer 4

Disclosure of information that was shared in private.

Question 5

Increased accessibility

Answer 5

The internet makes info more readily available (you can more easily find out about someone’s past). The GDPR introduced the “right to be forgotten” for this reason.

Question 6

Blackmail

Answer 6

The threat to disclose someone’s personal information against their will.

Question 7

Appropriation

Answer 7

Using someone’s identify for someone else’s purpose. An example would be non-contractual celebrity endorsements.