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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Help finding an article (self.privacy)

submitted 1 year ago by Telcontar to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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So a while back I came across an article/essay talking about how privacy is more than just a personal right and rather something about society as a whole. It went into detail about different arguments against privacy, such as when personal privacy is sacrificed for the good of the people. I remember a good chunk of it talked about reframing the concept as privacy as a right and the pitfalls of that definition.

I can't remember the name of the article or where I read it and I was hoping one of you might know what I'm talking about, or even have something similar to share

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oldie but still good.

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-06-02-0107

https://archive.ph/Zr1hX

Liberty vs safety, but applicable to privacy as a form of liberty.