Respecting Other’s Rights To Privacy

Respecting Other’s Rights To Privacy

Privacy is a very personal and tightly guarded thing, especially nowadays with the advancements in technology and social media. It has become much harder to keep a private life when social media and technology can reveal lots of information about a person such as their address, phone number, relationship status, profession, educational background, political views etc. Because of this, some people do their best to try and protect their privacy as much as possible by not revealing certain information they do not wish to reveal. However, that does not stop some people from trying to pry into others lives by seeking out unknown information. While this is typically done through asking questions about someone via text messages or chat messages, there are other ways of snooping into someone’s private life such as browsing through their computer history or phone history.

To me, this is a complete invasion of privacy and if someone such as a friend or family member is snooping through your phone or computer to find out more about you, it can not only cause you to lose respect for them but trust also. If a person truly cares about you, they would not snoop through your phone or computer for private information and threaten or try to leak such information to others. If someone in your life is trying to inform others of private information involving you such as your phone number, home address, work address, relationship status, political views etc. that you do not wish to be revealed, you should have a serious talk with this person immediately about how they have offended you by doing this and that what they are doing can be viewed as a rude and disrespectful act. Inform them how it makes it more difficult for you to confide and trust in them because of it. If they realize the errors of their ways and apologize, give them a second chance.

However, if they show no remorse or still threaten or try to expose personal and private information of yours, it may be best to no longer socialize or associate yourself with them. Yes, this may be a difficult thing to do, especially if they were a family member or close friend but you have to remember you are doing this to protect yourself and your private life. Everyone has a right to privacy and that right to privacy should never be disrupted, threatened or taken away.