Re: [projectvrm] Perhaps privacy is the wrong word?

[Katherine Warman Kern < >]

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Katherine Warman Kern


On Sep 21, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Guy Higgins 
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> I think that the thing that bothers people is that their privacy is
> breached because they are under surveillance -- under surveillance in a
> society where you are supposed to be free from surveillance unless the
> government has some probable cause to watch you.  That's what bothers me.
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> Guy
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> On 9/21/13 14:08 , "Iain Henderson" 
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>> Great idea Kevin, it's a lot easier to play with words and get around
>> accusation of breach of privacy than it is an accusation of surveillance.
>> 
>> Iain
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>> On 21 Sep 2013, at 20:28, Kevin Cox 
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>>> From Wikidpedia
>>> Noun
>>>    € The state or condition of being free from being observed or
>>> disturbed by other people.
>>>    € The state of being free from public attention.
>>> 
>>> As soon as someone reads this email my privacy has been broken.  I hope
>>> someone will observe me through the email so I am not worried about my
>>> privacy with respect to this email.
>>> 
>>> A better word to use may be surveillance.
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>>> Surveillance
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>>> Close observation, esp. of a suspected spy or criminal
>>> 
>>> Perhaps
>>> 
>>> Freedom from surveillance
>>> 
>>> rather than
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>>> Right to Privacy
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>>> 
>>> Kevin
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