The Monday Poll - Privacy

[pjthompson]

[Poll #1223188]

*Thanks to Angela Pettino (NPR story), Kevin Drexel (same NPR story), John Perry Barlow, Geoffrey Fisher, Marilyn Monroe, David Brin, and The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Comments

[hkneale.livejournal.com]

Lately I've been thinking about my own privacy. I've been watching several discussions across the Internet about various things, and realised just how valuable my privacy is to me.

It's not so much a case of me not wanting people to have access to certain aspects of my life, but rather that I have space in my life to believe, say, do and think what I want without worrying about the input of others.

There are some things that are best without an audience.

[pjthompson]

I agree. And if you try to live your life with "full transparency" then you are compromising who you are in order to get along with the majority. Privacy is fundamental.