Privacy is a human right

With the advancements in the mass surveillance technology used by governments and corporations, maintaining individual privacy has never been more important. AXEL believes privacy is a fundamental human right that these powerful institutions need to acknowledge. Without a vigorous defense of this position, influential organizations will inevitably erode privacy protections and lead society down a dark, Orwellian path. Privacy law – not a new thing Citizens demanding basic privacy is not a new phenomenon. Formal privacy law goes all the way back to 1361 AD in England The Justices of the Peace Act outlawed peeping toms and eavesdroppers under the penalty of imprisonment. It was a way to stop the town weirdo from spying on neighbors from behind a cow or haycart. Today these concerns seem quaint, as every computer, cellphone, smartwatch, digital assistant, or any other piece of internet-connected technology is the equivalent of an eavesdropping creep. On the plus side, medicine advanced past the practice of bloodletting as a cure-all. So, we’ve got that going for us. A decree from the United Nations Fast-forward over half a millennium to 1948. The newly-formed international coalition, the United Nations, released the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights While these UN guidelines are clear and concise, they lacked any true enforcement capabilities. Fantastic ideals in theory; often ignored in practice. United States privacy law history Unfortunately, The United States Con...

As I have said in many previous articles, trust is the key to our continued success in this digital world. In my opinion, companies that establish trust upfront will close more deals, drive long-term revenue growth, establish loyal customers and ultimately prosper in this ever-changing digital world. Consumers and companies alike want to be treated fairly when it comes to their data. This is why companies that build and establish trust with PII are way more likely to succeed and survive in the long term. Brace yourselves because the road is long. Regulators and law enforcement are now enforcing data privacy requirements more than ever. Let’s talk about some basic insights that might provide clarity for a task that is so monumental and tedious that it seems, for lack of a better word, overwhelming. Focus On Communication Effective communication and execution are mandatory. My first piece of advice goes to the CEOs. Is your executive team making the most of their time? Or, are they doing the same thing over and over when it comes to client interaction? The CTOs, CIOs, CPOs and CDOs of the world really need to talk to the teams connecting with end clients. These are the technical gurus of your company -- the gatekeepers of privacy regulation. Have them spend active and deliberate time with customer service reps, sales teams, inbound call leads and your legal team. Collaborate and educate your technical teams, security teams, advisors, vendors and clients more than just quarte...

Whose Data Is It, Anyway? For internet-based companies, it’s largely been a free-for-all. Plenty of companies have grown massive — in revenues and influence — from hoovering up internet users’ data unopposed. Much of what internet users do online is tracked, because the greater the volume and detail of our data, the more it’s generally worth. InnovationRx: Scientists May Have Figured Out What’s Behind Long Covid Online, everything is magnified. The internet as a communications platform allows companies to reach far more people than they could in analog ways. As a commerce platform, it gives us access to an entire planet’s worth of potential customers. And as a data source, the volume of data and opportunities for use it provides are nearly limitless. Until quite recently, companies have been able to do almost whatever they like to collect our data online, regardless of site, platform or activity. Rarely did consumers have to consent to this or even know it was happening. That is changing. People are getting savvier about how they are tracked online, by whom and for what purposes. We are also exerting our right to consent — or not — to the collection, storage, use and sale of our data. Having one’s identity and activities mined like diamonds, and potentially stolen, is no longer just the price to be paid for being active online. Current Legislation Now, consumers’ rights to data privacy are still inconsistent. People in the European Union out, which means they're unable to ...

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Edward Snowden’s revelations have made it clear to Americans that the federal government has routinely violated their right to privacy for more than a decade. Although today’s powerful and sophisticated technologies can allow us greater enjoyment of our human rights, they are dual use. When these technologies are placed in the wrong hands, they undermine the human right to privacy and threaten other rights, such as freedom of speech, assembly, and association. In 1992, the United States ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), a human rights treaty that guarantees privacy rights. More specifically, Article 17 of the ICCPR protects everyone from arbitrary or unlawful interferences with their “privacy, family, home, or correspondence.” Through its international advocacy work, the ACLU is working to ensure that the right to privacy in the digital age is safeguarded as a human right.

"Invasion of privacy" redirects here. For other uses, see The right to privacy is an element of various legal traditions that intends to restrain [ failed verification] right to privacy does not appear in the document, many interpret this through Article 12, which states: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks." Since the History [ ] The concept of a human "right to privacy" begins when the Latin word ius expanded from meaning "what is fair" to include "a right – an entitlement a person possesses to control or claim something," by the In the United States, an article in the 15 December 1890 issue of the Privacy rights are inherently intertwined with information technology. In his widely cited In recent years there have been few attempts to clearly and precisely define the "right to privacy." An individual right [ ] Each individual is continually engaged in a personal adjustment process in which he balances the desire for privacy with the desire for disclosure and communication of himself to others, in light of the environmental conditions and social norms set by the society in which he lives. — Alan Westin, Privacy and Freedom, 1968 Under liberal democratic systems, privacy creates a space separate from political life, and allows personal autonomy, while ensuring democratic Da...

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"We don't collect a lot of your data and understand every detail about your life. That's just not the business that we are in," says Apple CEO Tim Cook, shown here at the NPR offices in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Ariel Zambelich/NPR Apple has long touted the power and design of its devices, but recently the world's most valuable company has been emphasizing another feature: Apple CEO Tim Cook talks to NPR's Robert Siegel about how the company protects its customers' data, and how it uses — or doesn't use — that information. Interview Highlights On government requests for customer text messages The government comes to us from time to time, and if they ask in a way that is correct, and has been through the courts as is required, then to the degree that we have information, we give that information. However, we design our products in such a way that privacy is designed into the product. And security is designed in. And so if you think about it ... some of our most personal data is on the phone: our financial data, our health information, our conversations with our friends and family and co-workers. And so instead of us taking that data into Apple, we've kept data on the phone and it's encrypted by you. You control it. On national security, encryption and calls for a "back door" National security always matters, obviously. But the reality is that if you have an open door in your software for the good guys, the bad guys get in there, too. Think about what happened in [Washi...

Abstract The right to privacy became an international human right before it was a nationally well-established fundamental right. When it was created in the years after World War II, state constitutions protected only aspects of privacy such as the inviolability of the home and of correspondence. This article analyses how the integral guarantee—the right to privacy or to respect of one’s private life—came into existence. It traces the drafting history on the global and the European level and argues that there was no conscious decision to create an integral guarantee. The right’s potential was dramatically underestimated at the time of its creation. Get help with access Institutional access Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways: IP based access Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account. Sign in through your institution Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth / Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic. • Click Sign in through your institution. • Select your institution from the list provided, which will take you to your in...

Data-driven innovation is critical to economic growth. But at what cost? As a society, we are easily persuaded to trade our privacy to use apps that track our every move. Opting out is nearly impossible. In an ideal world, we'd have privacy laws in place to fully protect consumers who have limited bargaining power, and help the economy thrive. With this tricky balance in mind, Canada, along with other jurisdictions, is updating its consumer privacy legislation, which governs how firms are allowed to collect, process and use data. Last month, the federal government introduced Bill C-11, a new Consumer Privacy Protection Act(CPPA). If passed, it will replace the current regime, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act(PIPEDA) which most agree is no longer fit for purpose after 20 years of cobbled-together rules. Will the new framework measure up? The answer is not yet clear. Privacy experts are still considering the potential consequences of the bill. In any event, much will be up for revision as it runs its course through the legislative process. Among its notable changes, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner gains much more firepower, and penalties for transgressions will rise substantially, the lack of which privacy advocates have been complaining about for years. The language of consent, the critical component of privacy legislation, will become clearer. But there still exists one glaring omission: Bill C-11 does not explicitly recognize privacy...