Privacy? Flashcards
What is Privacy?
Protecting against the disclosure of information that is nobody else’s business (the information being disseminated has to be true)
What are some examples of things that are private?
your address, medical information, intimate/sexual photos, sexual orientation
What are the Māori conceptions of Privacy?
“As a Māori person, when I think about privacy, I think about tapu – a Māori concept that defines things that are special or restricted, including the human person, information, places and objects” (Kylee Quince)
Someone’s sense of self/identity is regarded in respect of their community (hapu, iwi) which is reflected in Māori ideas of privacy
How might Māori concepts of tapu help us to refine our understanding of the privacy right in New Zealand law?
It provides appropriate language to express the ‘spiritual’ and intangible nature of the interest
It provides useful examples of what matters might be tapu/private
It challenges over-simplified, individual-focused conceptions of privacy
What are some examples Māori privacy?
The body, personality, possessions and mana plus pregnancy, birthing, bereavement
Focus on collective privacy rather than individualised conceptions of privacy
What is a real-life example of how collective privacy can be put into action?
Photos of Kobe Bryant and his daughter’s dead bodies were circulated online and his widow successfully sued for the breach of her own privacy as it affected her
- example of collective privacy ‘what is done to you, is done to me’
