Violations of privacy may vary depending on the context
Violations of privacy are not all equal. Context matters. Theres a difference between a TSA officer finding porn in your suitcase and and your spouse finding it. There’s a difference between the police learning about your drug use and your friends learning about it. And violations of privacy are not all equally damaging. Those of us in marginal socioeconomic situations—and marginalized racial, political, ethnic, and religous groups—are effected more. Those who are in powerful postitions who are subject to peoples continued approval are effected more. The lives of some of us depend on privacy.
References
- Schneier, Bruce. (2015). Data and Goliath The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World Chapter 10. Privacy (Location 2039). New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.