CIPP/US - Introduction to Privacy- Questions and Detailed Answers

Privacy the desire of people to freely choose the circumstances and the degree to which individuals will expose their attitudes and behavior towards others The 4 Classes of Privacy 1. Information Privacy 2. Bodily Privacy 3. Territorial Privacy 4. Communication Privacy Information Privacy One of the four classes of privacy, along with territorial privacy, bodily privacy, and communications privacy. The claim of individuals, groups or institutions to determine for themselves when, how and to what extent information about them is communicated to others. Examples of Personal Information Financial information Medical information Government Records Internet Activity Bodily Privacy One of the four classes of privacy, along with information privacy, territorial privacy and communications privacy. It focuses on a person's physical being and any invasion thereof. Such an invasion can take the form of genetic testing, drug testing or body cavity searches. Bodily Privacy encompasses issues such as... birth control, abortion, and adoption Territorial Privacy One of the four classes of privacy, along with information privacy, bodily privacy and communications privacy. It is concerned with placing limitations on the ability of one to intrude into another individual's environment. Environment is not limited to the home; it may be defined as the workplace or public space and environmental considerations can be extended to an international level. Invasion into an individual's territorial privacy typically comes in the form of video surveillance, ID checks and use of similar technology and procedures. Communications Privacy One of the four classes of privacy, along with information privacy, bodily privacy and territorial privacy. It encompasses protection of the means of correspondence, including postal mail, telephone conversations, electronic e-mail and other forms of communicative behavior and apparatus.