On Fri, 2021-09-24 at 13:36 +0200, Sidsel Jensen via mailop wrote:
>  Privacy is sometimes a two-edged sword.
Privacy is a two-concepts word whose combination is misunderstood by
most: Property+Secrecy.

Property: the right to exclude others from using what is yours.  
Secrecy: the effort to hide what is yours from others.

Property is easier to understand when applied to cars, buildings, and
other objects composed of atoms.  However, it applies also to email
addresses, movies, and other objects composed by a sequence of bits. 
The difficulty with Privacy=Property in the digital realm is that some
sequences of bits are given more (legal) protection than others.  Just
because the door is not locked it does not mean that the thieves may
come in and serve themselves.

Yuv
--
Yuval Levy, JD, MBA, CFA
Ontario-licensed lawyer


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