Privacy

Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to stop information about themselves from becoming known to people other than those they choose to give the information to. Privacy is sometimes related to anonymity although it is often most highly valued by people who are publicly known. Privacy can be seen as an aspect of security—one in which trade-offs between the interests of one group and another can become particularly clear.

References

• {{note|hiv}} Landmark Aids case begins in Scotland, from BBC News (retrieved 26 April, 2005).
• {{note|uk_privacy}} Does Beckham judgement change rules?, from BBC News (retrieved 27 April, 2005).