Perspective: Achieving Meaningful Privacy in Technology and Design
summary
Argues privacy is about privacy = appropriate information flow, not secrecy, and formalizes that with five parameters—subject, sender, recipient, information type and transmission principle—plus a proposed sixth, use. Supports the claim with empirical studies showing sensitivity judgments shift when parameters change, builds visualization tools for small-data apps to expose unexpected leaks, and cites a formal policy language mapping norms to HIPAA/GLBA roles. Suggests enforcement options range from auditing and blocking to embedding norms in system representations.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and motivation
- 3:35Analytic philosophy perspective
- 7:33Four essential claims
- 12:56Defining social contexts
- 16:27Modeling information norms
- 25:54Transmission principles
- 36:00Practical applications
- 45:56Addressing normative change
- 54:02Q&A and closing thoughts
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