Protection of privacy is a hot topic. Hardly a day goes by without concerns over protection of privacy hitting the headlines with real impact (today’s example is “Google yields to privacy campaign” in setting their cookies to auto-delete.) It seems clear that there is a general presumption in favour of privacy, in the sense that if something is seen to invade privacy this is a prima facie reason for stopping it, and the person wishing to go ahead bears the burden of justification. But is this privacy presumption a rational response to the threat of invasive technology, or is it the result of a cognitive bias?
Privacy rights and cognitive bias
Privacy rights and cognitive bias
Privacy rights and cognitive bias
Protection of privacy is a hot topic. Hardly a day goes by without concerns over protection of privacy hitting the headlines with real impact (today’s example is “Google yields to privacy campaign” in setting their cookies to auto-delete.) It seems clear that there is a general presumption in favour of privacy, in the sense that if something is seen to invade privacy this is a prima facie reason for stopping it, and the person wishing to go ahead bears the burden of justification. But is this privacy presumption a rational response to the threat of invasive technology, or is it the result of a cognitive bias?
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