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Media Ethics Ch. 5 pg. 134-168 Privacy - Coggle Diagram
Media Ethics Ch. 5 pg. 134-168 Privacy
Why privacy in the new millennium? pg. 134-135
Hulk hogan Gawker law suit
hogan awarded 115 million
nissenbaum clames that social media erased public/private dichotomy.
Nissenbaum- privacy is the rigth to to control the appropriate flow of personal information
Privacy as a legal construct pg. 135-138
privacy tort
intrusion upon a person's seclusion or solitude. Ex. invading one's home or personal papers
Public disclosure of embarrassing private facts ex. revealing someones notorious past when it isn't relevant
Publicity that places person in FALSE LIGHT ex. enhancing biography to sell more books
Misappropriation of a person's name or likeness for personal advantage. ex. using a celebrities image to sell something without permission
public figures privacy is different
personal data online contains so much personal information
Privacy as an ethical construct 138-141
older than the legal construct
communitarian thinking
privacy has become something that people can choose to trade away or retain
responsibility to keep information private is shared by all
fear of being observed causes us to temporarily shut down our lives. -Jeffrey Rosen
it's difficult to keep data private online
Some say privacy is impossible today
injury by being seen
many companies require our personal info today.
Harms of privacy invasions
info harm ex. identity theft
Info inequality ex. companies having mass amounts of data about individuals without their knowledge
info injustice ex. data on your finances in the local newspaper
encroachment on moral autonomy to shape our identities and moral characters without the critical gaze and interference of others.
Distinguishing between secrecy and privacy pg.141-143
Circles of intimacy
secrecy: blocking information intentionally so other's cant use it
Privacy: a concern with who will obtain access to information
privacy is the ability to control one's circles of intimacy
invasion of privacy is when control over your own circles of intimacy is wrestled from you by peopel.
Discretion: whether to reveal private info pg. 143-144
the intuitive ability to discern what is and what is not intrusive and injurious -Bok
apply kant's theory, what would I want to be done with my personal info in this instance
When the right to know is not enough pg.144-146
right to know
open meeting and open record status
example: hazardous chemicals through the community
need to know
info that impacts daily lives of society
want to know
curiosity in all of us
many bloggers focus on want to know info.
John Rawls and the veil of ignorance pg. 147-148
justice should be equated with fairness
everyone needs to think of the opinions behind the veil of ignorance before revealing private info
