Personal Privacy Versus Public Security Battle

There is an existing conflict between personal privacy versus public security.  With the many crimes happening around us, almost everybody is concerned with their privacy and security.

By personal privacy, it means keeping things about us in private.  Anything personal about ourselves we keep to ourselves, or just a few trusted people may know about it.  By Public security, we mean keeping the public safe and away from any harmful incidents.

Personal Privacy

Privacy is the ability of an individual or a group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves.  It is important because it helps individuals maintain their autonomy and individuality.

Personal privacy is a fairly new concept.  People used to live in close-knit communities, totally concerned with each other’s lives.  The notion that privacy is an important part of personal security is newer, and often contested.

Privacy has long been a luxury for rich people, and it is still often treated that way.  It is considered as a disposable asset, nice to have but not really essential.  But in an average community, it is natural for people to have very little privacy.

Public Security

Public security is one of the obligations of the government.  They must ensure the safety and well-being of their citizens.  The government must see to it that no harm will fall upon its citizenry.  They must protect the persons, and institutions against threats.

To be able to keep the public safe, the government, and people in authority must ensure proper enforcement of the law.

Personal Privacy And Public Security

When technical security is treated as a trade-off between public security and privacy, the primacy of the former is accepted.  The constant demand for “golden key” back doors so that encrypted phones can be accessed will inevitable be vulnerable to hackers, and other bad actors.  The question of whether the government should implement it will still be morally complex.

Strict implementation of security just reinforces the notion that privacy is for the rich. Breach of phone data it may mean that people may have access to and might probably use personal information about other people.  And it does not sound good.

In comes security then.  Researchers and developers have introduced different applications and devices to secure privacy.  This is the wonder of technology.  Being able to know the proper means and ways of protecting your privacy can help make it secure.

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