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 _______________________________________________ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop