Chapter 6:Informational Privacy: Concepts, Theories, and Controversies

 

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What I expect to learn?

I expect to learn Concepts, Theories, and Controversies.

 

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Review:

The four kinds of privacy are physical, decisional, psychological, and informational privacy. It would seem that privacy is not simply a static concept, but instead has a dynamic component. It is perhaps worth noting at this point that the debate about how privacy is best defined is closely related to the question of whether privacy should be viewed as a full-fledged right, or simply in terms of one or more interests that individuals have. Personal information can be viewed as a kind of property that a person can own and negotiate with in the economic or commercial sphere Privacy is sometimes conceived of as freedom from interference in one's personal choices, plans, and decisions Informational privacy concerns affected by the amount of personal data collected, the speed at which the data is transferred, and the duration of time that data endures can all be viewed as issues that differ quantitatively from earlier privacy concerns, because of the degree to which those concerns have been exacerbated. Theory has something important to say with respect to the question of why privacy protection regarding personal information is important. Individuals can manage their privacy via these kinds of limited controls and thus do not need to have absolute or total control over all of their information. Technologies have introduced informational privacy concerns that affect four broad categories: consumer privacy, medical privacy, employee privacy, and location privacy.

 

What I Learned?

 

Integrative Question:

1. What are the four distinct kinds of privacy?
2. What is privacy?
3. What is the point on privacy?
4. What is involved in privacy?
5. What is information privacy?

 

Discussion:

1. What are the four distinct kinds of privacy?

The four kinds of privacy are physical, decisional, psychological, and informational privacy.

 

1. What is privacy?

It would seem that privacy is not simply a static concept, but instead has a dynamic component.

 

1. What is the point on privacy?

It is perhaps worth noting at this point that the debate about how privacy is best

defined is closely related to the question of whether privacy should be viewed as a full-fledged right, or simply in terms of one or more interests that individuals have.

 

1. What is the perspective on privacy?

Personal information can be viewed as a kind of property that a person can own and negotiate with in the economic or commercial sphere

 

1. What does privacy understood by people?

Privacy was understood in terms of freedom

 

1. What is involved in privacy?

Privacy is sometimes conceived of as freedom from interference in one's personal choices, plans, and decisions

 

1. What is psychological privacy?

“Psychological privacy” in connection with protecting one's intimate thoughts.

 

1. What is mental privacy?

“Mental privacy” to describe “freedom from psychological interference.”

 

1. The term privacy refers to?

Information privacy

 

1. What is information privacy?

Informational privacy concerns affected by the amount of personal data collected,

the speed at which the data is transferred, and the duration of time that data endures can all be viewed as issues that differ quantitatively from earlier privacy concerns, because of the degree to which those concerns have been exacerbated.

 

1. According to floridi theory of information privacy fall on two categories, what are these categories?

            reducinist and ownership-based

 

1. What is control theory?

control theory, one's having privacy is directly linked to one’s having control over information about oneself.

 

1. What does information privacy wants to tell us?

Theory has something important to say with respect to the question of why privacy protection regarding personal information is important.

 

1. What can restricted access/limited control theory do?

One can have protection from intrusion, interference, and information access by other.

 

1. What can RACL scheme do?

Individuals can manage their privacy via these kinds of limited controls and thus do not need to have absolute or total control over all of their information.

 

1. What is benchmark theory?

Bench mark theory is outlines or sketches of privacy theories, as opposed to full-fledged theories—have also recently been advanced to address controversies affecting informational privacy.

 

1. What does Nissenbaum propsed?

Alternative benchmark theory of contextual integrity

 

1. What did Floridi articulated?

The ontological interpretation of information privacy

 

1. What did Floridi argue about privacy?

Nothing less than the defense of the personal integrity of a packet of information

 

1. What is good about floridi theory?

Floridi's theory presents a clear and straightforward case for why a violation of one's privacy need not be tied to one's loss of control/ownership of personal information.

 

1. What does information privacy concern?

Informational privacy concerns can affect many aspects of an individual's life – from

       commerce to healthcare to work to recreation.

 

1. What is concern on medical and healthcare privacy?

Privacy advocates have raised concerns about the ways in which a person's medical and healthcare data can be manipulated and abused with the aid of information/computing technologies.

 

1. What is the point of the topic?

Individuals assigned to some of the new groups generated by the use of data mining tools might be very surprised to discover their association with these groups and to learn of some “new facts” about them that can be suggested by virtue of their identification with these groups.

 

1. What are workplace's privacy?

The monitoring of business activities

 

1. What does new technology have now?

Recent technologies have made it possible to track a person’s locations at any given point in time.

 

1. What kind of value is privacy?

Some things are valued for their own sake—and instrumental values, where things are valued because they provide a means for achieving some end or ends.

 

1. Why is privacy valued?

Privacy is essential for freedom and democracy.

 

1. What are the policy proposals for protecting informational privacy?

 Strong privacy legislation or better industry self regulation

 

1. What are things to consider?

Whereas businesses would be responsible for promoting self-regulation for fair information practices and for educating consumers about online privacy policies, individuals themselves would be responsible for using privacy-enhancing technologies and security tools.

 

1. What is stated on RALC public principle?

Rules and conditions governing private situations should be clear and known to the persons affected by them.

 

1. What is the conclusion of the chapter?

Technologies have introduced informational privacy concerns that affect four broad categories: consumer privacy, medical privacy, employee privacy, and location privacy.