L11 - Privacy and ethics Flashcards
What is privacy?
That’s a hard question to answer as the definition of what privacy is has changed alot during the ages. But it can generally be described by four states:
- Solitude
- Intimacy
- Anonymity
- Reserve
The four states of privacy
What is solitude?
The state of being free from observation by others.
The four states of privacy
What is intimacy?
The seclusion required for a close association.
The four states of privacy
What is anonymity?
The condition of being unknown and free from identification.
The four states of privacy
What is reserve?
The desire to limit disclosure to others.
What is GDPR?
It’s a EU regulation, which centers around imposing obligations onto organizations, collecting or targeting any form of data related to people within the EU.