Intimacy 2.0: Privacy Rights and Privacy Responsibilities on the World Wide Web (original) (raw)

Privacy and intimacy; fundamental necessities but endangered by cyberspace

For most people, privacy is just one of those rights that is debated in the context of cyberspace and big data, something threatened by the commercial platforms, in name defended by the government, but not something of fundamental importance. In this article it is argued, that privacy (and the shared privacy in intimacy) is far more important, that it affects our inner world, our imagination, our ‘forum internum’. Privacy and autonomy are cornerstones of our identity, in the formation of who we are, in our learning and freedom to make mistakes, change our mind and grow, it's an essential factor in the agency of our selfhood. This is not how privacy was seen historically, but lately the importance of privacy as an enabling factor in personal growth and creativity has been recognized, and this is impacting the importance and rank of the right of privacy among other human rights. It emerges as an essential right, a fundamental necessity.

User Protection: The Right to Privacy in the Context of Online Social Networking

User Protection: The Right to Privacy in the Context of Online Social Networking , 2018

The right to privacy is widely regarded as a fundamental human right. Thus, it requires the protection of the law. Nonetheless, the advent of the internet and online social networking has made the law to adjust, rather abruptly in order to meet the demands of the contemporary society. In many ways, the law is insufficient to adjust to the increasing growth of modern communication. The law is embodied with loopholes which fails to adequately guarantee the privacy of an internet user. It is as a result of this difficulty that this dissertation seeks to inquire into how much the right to privacy has deviated from the traditional framework of protection, in light of technological advancement in the new millennia. This is in order to determine the peculiar threats that inhibit a user’s online privacy and the legal approach to forestalling these threats. Using the doctrinal method of research, this dissertation would employ a textual analysis of relevant laws, regulations, principles and scholarly publications in order to address how best a user’s online privacy can be guaranteed.

Online Social Networking and the Right to Privacy: The Conflicting Rights of Privacy and Expression

(2011) 19(2) International Journal of Law and Information Technology 110

The advancement of Information Technology has hastened the ability to disseminate information across the globe. In particular, the recent trends in 'Social Networking' have led to a spark in personally sensitive information being published on the World Wide Web. While such socially active websites are creative tools for expressing one's personality it also entails serious privacy concerns. Thus, Social Networking websites could be termed a double edged sword. It is important for the law to keep abreast of these developments in technology. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the limits of extending existing laws to battle privacy intrusions in the Internet especially in the context of social networking. It is suggested that privacy specific legislation is the most appropriate means of protecting online privacy. In doing so it is important to maintain a balance between the competing right of expression, the failure of which may hinder the reaping of benefits offered by Internet technology.

Networked Privacy Beyond the Individual: Four Perspectives to ‘Sharing’

Aarhus Series on Human Centered Computing, 2015

Synthesizing prior work, this paper provides conceptual grounding for understanding the dialectic of challenges and opportunities that social network sites present to social life. With the help of the framework of interpersonal boundary regulation, this paper casts privacy as something people do, together, instead of depicting it as a characteristic or a possession. I illustrate interpersonal aspects of networked privacy by outlining four perspectives to 'sharing'. These perspectives call for a rethink of networked privacy beyond an individual's online endeavors.

Revisiting the Public Disclosure of Private Facts in a Cyberworld

Social Science Research Network, 2009

Traditional jurisprudence holds that a person who posts private information onto a social networking website does not have a legitimate expectation of privacy, however online social networking has revolutionised the way people communicate and share information with one another. 1 This article considers ways in which a person could have a legitimate expectation of privacy on the internet by attempting to answer questions such as whether privacy can exist where there is no physical space or inherently private subject matter, secrecy or seclusion and, more pertinently, whether the established jurisprudence can be applied within the phenomenon of social networking sites. 1 INTRODUCTION Privacy has been described as a broad value that represents concerns about autonomy, individuality, personal space, solitude, and intimacy, 2 and according to Neethling, a person's right to privacy means that a person should have control over his or her personal affairs, reasonably free from unsolicited intrusions. 3 Already in 1976 Neethling pointed out, that most authors would agree, that individuals should be able to decide for themselves if their personal information could be collected and used and that this power of self-determination should enjoy legal recognition.

Social Media Living a false sense of privacy

Digital 4N6 : India's First Digital Forensics (4N6) Publication , 2022

In this digital world social media has become an essential part of our lives. Advanced communication technology borne social media has made our communicative experiences far better than in older times. It provides us a unique way to socially engage with one another's life. But on the other hand, it also exposes us silently before all. Social media now helps people to remain

Unpacking "privacy" for a networked world

Proceedings of the conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '03, 2003

Although privacy is broadly recognized as a dominant concern for the development of novel interactive technologies, our ability to reason analytically about privacy in real settings is limited. A lack of conceptual interpretive frameworks makes it difficult to unpack interrelated privacy issues in settings where information technology is also present. Building on theory developed by social psychologist Irwin Altman, we outline a model of privacy as a dynamic, dialectic process. We discuss three tensions that govern interpersonal privacy management in everyday life, and use these to explore select technology case studies drawn from the research literature. These suggest new ways for thinking about privacy in sociotechnical environments as a practical matter.