In the era of digital technologies unthinkable things for our ancestors are becoming the reality. There might be truly positive changes – new medications, new ways to learn, new possibilities to meet people etc. Enough of technooptimism, now let’s focus on the new threats to our privacy coming alongside with the innovations.
My short blogposts are going to draw on the text Seven Types of Privacy by Michael Friedewald. I would like to briefly comment on each of these types, think about the current and coming technologies that might be influencing it, and give my personal opinion on the subject.
#1 Privacy of Thoughts and Feelings
#4 Privacy of Behaviour and Action
#7 Privacy of Location and Space
Note:
I’ve put the types of privacy into an order trying to organise them from the inside of a person out there into the society and space. I made the diagram to visualise what is more close to us and what is further (where we have less and less control).
