Stichwortsammlung Privatsphäre Bearbeiten

  • bezeichnet den Bereich, der nicht öffentlich ist, in dem nicht im Auftrag eines Unternehmens, einer Behörde usw. gehandelt wird
  • das Recht, darüber zu bestimmen, welche persönlichen Daten von anderen verwendet werden und welche Daten auf einen selbst einwirken dürfen
  • Schutz eines abgeschirmten Bereichs persönlicher Entfaltung (ein Persönlichkeitsrecht)
  • Privatsphäre kann in vier Bereiche aufgeteilt werden:
    • Informations-Privatsphäre: Schutz personenbezogener Daten (siehe auch Datenschutz)
    • Privatsphäre des Körpers: zum Beispiel die Wahrung der körperlichen Unversehrtheit, der Intimsphäre, das Abgeben von Blutproben bzw. Verweigern von Drogentests
    • Privatsphäre der Kommunikation: Das Post- und Fernmeldegeheimnis (Art. 10 GG), beinhaltet die Sicherheit der Kommunikationsmittel wie Post, Telefon, E-Mail oder andere (siehe auch Vorratsdatenspeicherung)
    • Unverletzlichkeit des Territoriums: Das Recht auf Schutz der Wohnung, des Arbeitsplatzes, des Privatfahrzeugs usw. vor Eingriffen wie beispielsweise Hausdurchsuchungen oder Videoaufnahmen


Keyword Collection Privacy ( sphere of privacy) Bearbeiten

  • a state of separateness from others
  • control over when and by whom the various parts of us can be sensed by others
  • the claim of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to what extent information about them is communicated to others
  • the protection of individual freedom, defining a zone of personal life
  • a matter of "respect for persons" and out of concern for the value of individual liberty
  • the right
    • to live, as far as one wishes, protected from publicity
    • to establish and develop relationships with other human beings, especially,

in the emotional field for the development and fulfilment of one’s own personality

  • privacy includes
    • physical privacy, this meaning the limitation of physical accessibility, of any kind, without self-consent
    • mental privacy, this meaning the restriction of any illegitimate interference on person’s mind or will
    • decisional privacy, which is referred to the freedom on individual choice
    • informational privacy, reached through the imposition of limits to the non-authorized access to individual information
  • privacy protection is frequently seen as a way of drawing the line at how far society can intrude into a person’s affairs
  • psychologically, people need private space
  • people need to be free to behave, and to associate with others, subject to broad social mores, but without the continual threat of being observed
  • people need to be free to innovate
  • privacy is also a question of
    • money and the social situation
    • enough room for every person in the household or the population of a country
    • weather or climate (in northern countries privacy is more important then in countries in the warmer south - they are more used to a life in the open air)
  • peoples notion of what should be private is different dependant on the culture
  • famous people have to tolerate a certain violation of their privacy
  • I need a space of my own that is mine and no one can enter unless I allow them
    • It is not so much to hide things, but more to be in control of my life and not allow others to push me into corners or decide things that are really mine to decide
    • inspite of that I welcome the safety that surveillance gives me
  • finding a good balance is important between safety and privacy
    • sometimes you have to decide freedom (privacy) or security
    • but it has to be a government in a democracy - and by consequence legally allowed - who is gathering information about their citizens
    • information can be dangerous in the hands of the wrong people
  • privacy means respect; it is a meaningful recognition of ones dignity as human being
  • privacy is my very personal right to determine when, how and to what extent someone else can intrude into my personal affairs
  • I see it as a very basic right
  • it is an aspect of freedom
  • we all need privacy, physically and mentally
  • the right on private space is in any relation important
  • giving up privacy means to become vulnerable
  • those that do not protect their privacy (on social networking sites) do not realize how important it is to protect
  • but you cannot live with some trust - careful trust
  • it is important to respect secrets
  • Privacy covers many topics:
    • Identity Systems and Identity Cards
    • Workplace Privacy
    • Census and Census Data
    • WHO IS Database
    • Behavioural Targeting
    • Border Security Programs
    • Electronic Commerce
    • Location Privacy
    • Social Networking and Virtual Communities
    • Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID)
    • Genetic Privacy
    • Surveillance of Communications
    • Authentication and Identity Disclosure
    • Satellite Surveillance
    • Travel Surveillance
    • Digital Rights Management
    • Interactive Television and Online Video
    • Public Records
    • Video Surveillance
    • Voting Privacy


Questions Bearbeiten

  • Why do you think privacy became such an important issue?
    • Is it only because of the larger scale of information?
    • Are we more afraid of Big Brother than in earlier times?
    • Did we become more individualistic?
  • What do you think about the ambiguity between the sometimes nearly exhibitionistic social networking via Facebook, Linkedin, Myspace at one side, and at the other side the cry for more dataprotection and privacy?
  • Do religious people have privacy because God sees everything?
  • What does privacy mean for you personally?
  • Is there a morally legitimate sphere of privacy in the public sphere –one that extends beyond matters of governmental oversight and surveillance- that should be recognized and protected? Or may governments play freely in the name of security?
  • How far can a government go in collecting information about their citizens?
    • Can they have public camera’s everywhere?
    • Can they for example in the name of anti-terrorism read your mails, listen to your phone-calls, have satellite surveillance on you, etc.?
    • May governments play freely in the name of security?


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