Tuesday, April 2, 2013
COM 250 Week #1 Discussion: Secrecy v. Privacy
In communication, we value the protection of our privacy for legitimate reason. Yet, the overprotection of privacy result in a society with too much "secrecy" hiding from our radar screen. Where to drawn the line and how can we reasonably expect openness in our human interaction?
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I honestly believe that we expect too much from others regarding privacy and secrecy and I also think that most people do not know the difference. If I am having a conversation with another person and they ask me something about someone else, depending on what it is and if I was asked not to tell another person I consider that to be privacy however if I have done something to you or against you without your knowledge, and refuse to tell you that I feel is secrecy. When some of us are children, we are not taught the difference. When we are little we go to our friends and ask ‘can you keep a secret’ which at first begins as a secret however is now private because it is not to be told to another. I believe that secrecy has malicious intent whereas privacy is like a promise. All the rules of privacy are null and void by my standards if it means that the person who has told me something private plans to harm themselves or others (or already has). Other than that, my lips are sealed :-)
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts about privacy and sececy are a little different. In the military I had a Top-Secret cleareance and access to much high level information. I was debriefed for two weeks befoe getting out of the military. These secrets had to deal with National Security. Privacy has to do with what you do behind closed doors in your house.
DeleteI do agree that privacy should be offered to everyone, but their privacy is not always a secret. For instants. If you go to take a shower, you should be affored some privacy, but it's not a secret what your doing in the shower.
In business and the corporate world,there are private meetings where secret information is shared that could jeprodise the companys future if it fell into the worng hand.
There is a need for privacy but it is not always a secret. If someone tells you something about someone else and ask you to keep it a secret, it is normally gossip, and you shouldn't listen to it.
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