Definition of
Privacy
First of all, before establishing the meaning of the term privacy, is to determine its etymological origin. In this sense, it must be stated that the aforementioned is found in Latin and specifically in the verb deprivewhich means “to deprive”, which in turn gave rise to the word privatus which can be defined as “what is not public”.
Privacy is what one person takes place in a reserved environment (forbidden to the public in general). A subject, therefore, has right to keep your privacy out of the reach of other people, ensuring the confidentiality of your private things.
It is possible to associate the idea of privacy to the concept of privacy, although they can be used with different variants. For example: “As an actor, I have an obligation to disseminate my work, but I must also demand that they respect my privacy”, “A hacker violated my privacy and was checking my emails”, “Those types of actions should remain in the privacy of each individual”.
- Right to privacy
- secret of correspondence
- Movie “Invasion of privacy”
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Right to privacy
He right to privacy is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This means that it is an inherent right of every human being, which is independent from other factors, cannot be transferred or waived.
Like the rest of the human rightsthe right to privacy seeks to guarantee the dignity of the individual.
In this sense, we should highlight in Spain the existence of apepthe Spanish Professional Privacy Associationwhose clear objective is to promote awareness of these aforementioned rights, develop ethical codes in the aforementioned competition and also defend the rights of all members belonging to the entity.
beyond the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, privacy is protected in various ways in national laws. The usual thing is that the law protect the address of each individual, their communications, their private documents and their image.
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secret of correspondence
He correspondence secretIt is precisely a principle of legislation that is included in several constitutions. This implies that the letters cannot be opened by anyone other than the final recipient. With the advance of Internet and of the technologywhere correspondence is usually virtual (digital), many countries have decided to modify their laws to protect privacy in new forms of communication.
In the aforementioned case of the Internet, a lot of work is being done to maintain those necessary levels of privacy for each and every one of the Internet users. However, where this becomes more palpable and notorious is in the case of social networks, such as Facebook or Tuenti, since there have been cases where adolescents are harassed by adults who access all kinds of data about them.
See also: virtual
Movie “Invasion of Privacy”
In the cinematographic field, it is necessary to highlight a film that addresses the matter that concerns us at this moment. In the year 2011 it was when the film that bears the title “Invasion of privacy” and which is starring the Oscar winner Hillary Swank.
Its plot revolves around the figure of a doctor who, after separating and moving to a new home, is harassed by a disturbed man.
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