personal privacy
One's own space
Personal privacy is the right or ability to keep aspects of one's life—thoughts, communications, activities, body, property—free from observation or intrusion by others.
The concept covers physical privacy (being left alone), informational privacy (controlling who knows what about you), and decisional privacy (making choices without interference).
She felt her personal privacy had been violated when the photos leaked.
The term often appears in discussions of surveillance, data collection, and boundaries in relationships.
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- surveillance camerasVideo monitoring equipment
- right to be forgottenLegal power to delete records
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
biometrics · consent · data breach · autonomy · identity theft · metadata · background check · reproductive rights · medical records · whistleblowing · informed consent · phone tapping · social media stalking · due process · VPNs · burner phone · off the grid · home security
personal privacypublic exposure
State of being visible to all
publicity · public disclosure · exposure · public life · public scrutiny
personal privacysurveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
mass surveillance · government surveillance · Big Brother · digital surveillance · spying
personal privacycommunal living
Shared domestic arrangement
collectivism · public accountability · public record · full disclosure