right to privacy
Freedom from intrusion
The right to privacy is the legal principle that individuals can control access to their personal information, body, and private life without unwarranted intrusion from government or others.
In U.S. constitutional law, it derives from multiple amendments rather than explicit text, grounding landmark decisions on contraception, abortion, and intimate relationships.
The court ruled the surveillance violated her right to privacy.
EU data protection law
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- attorney-client privilegeProtected communications with counsel
search warrant · non-disclosure · confidentiality · anonymity · encryption · tort law · reasonable expectation · injunction
Securing sensitive information
- encryptionConverting data into code
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
- metadataDescriptive information about content
browser history · social media · passwords · biometrics · cloud storage · VPN · opt-out · data mining
Independent decision-making capacity
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- solitudeState of being alone
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
boundaries · self-determination · modesty · discretion · propriety · reputation · self-worth · honor
Systematic observation of subjects
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- spyingSecretly observing others
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
stalking · voyeurism · paparazzi · monitoring · cyberstalking · data breach · prying · tracking
GDPR
EU data protection law
- HIPAAMedical privacy statute
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- consentVoluntary agreement given
attorney-client privilege · search warrant · non-disclosure · confidentiality · anonymity · encryption · tort law · reasonable expectation · injunction · subpoena
data protection
Securing sensitive information
- encryptionConverting data into code
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
metadata · browser history · social media · passwords · biometrics · cloud storage · VPN · opt-out · data mining · targeted ads
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- solitudeState of being alone
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
integrity · boundaries · self-determination · modesty · discretion · propriety · reputation · self-worth · honor · respectfulness
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- spyingSecretly observing others
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
wiretapping · stalking · voyeurism · paparazzi · monitoring · cyberstalking · data breach · prying · tracking · doxxing
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- privacyseclusion, confidentiality, solitude, anonymity, boundaries
- rightscivil liberties, immunity, liberty, constitutional guarantees, fundamental freedoms
- civil rightsequal protection, civil liberties, desegregation, freedom of religion, Montgomery bus boycott
- human rightshuman dignity, civil liberties, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, fair trial
- legal rightshabeas corpus, jury trial, freedom of religion, trial by jury, speedy trial
right to privacypublic exposure
State of being visible to all
right to know · surveillance state · freedom of information · mandatory reporting · search and seizure
right to privacytransparency
State of being see-through
public disclosure · surveillance · exposure · public scrutiny · full disclosure
right to privacygovernment transparency
Public access to official proceedings
public accountability · surveillance state · mass surveillance · Big Brother · police state
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