MC 401 – Test 2 – Bauer – 2026 – Study Guide and
Practice Material
3 basic legal conceptions of privacy - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Privacy of autonomy
2. Privacy of space
3. Privacy of Information
Privacy of Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔ private and personal decision making by an
autonomous individual, free from government interference and intrusion
- often pertains to sex
- EX: Roe v. Wade
Privacy of Space - correct answer ✔✔ people accessing a personal zone of privacy that other
people can't enter
- owning a home (territorial solitude)
Privacy of Information - correct answer ✔✔ some facts about oneself that can't be revealed to
or by others
- private information
- growing relevance with this due to social media
Sources of Privacy Law - correct answer ✔✔ Constitutional Law
Statutory Law
Administrative Law
Common Law
Practice Material
3 basic legal conceptions of privacy - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Privacy of autonomy
2. Privacy of space
3. Privacy of Information
Privacy of Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔ private and personal decision making by an
autonomous individual, free from government interference and intrusion
- often pertains to sex
- EX: Roe v. Wade
Privacy of Space - correct answer ✔✔ people accessing a personal zone of privacy that other
people can't enter
- owning a home (territorial solitude)
Privacy of Information - correct answer ✔✔ some facts about oneself that can't be revealed to
or by others
- private information
- growing relevance with this due to social media
Sources of Privacy Law - correct answer ✔✔ Constitutional Law
Statutory Law
Administrative Law
Common Law
