Monday, May 17, 2010

Utopia?

One individual compared privacy to a dodo bird. Extinct. I think this National Conversation on Privacy needs to be an ongoing conversation (. . . into perpetuity?) since the whole idea of privacy is continually growing and adapting to our ever increasing use of technology and overall 21st century environment.

Always fond of a good dictionary! I used this definition after the last session I had, and found that discussion around quite stimulating since it seemed to focus the group into describing how their experiences fit into the various parts of the definition.

Privacy - from the OED
1. The state or condition of being alone, undisturbed, or free from public attention, as a matter of choice or right; seclusion; freedom from interference or intrusion.

full link:
http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50188914?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=privacy&first=1&max_to_show=10

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