Privacy Paper

Privacy Paper: Personal concept

Privacy is a concept that keeps changing and evolving with our society. Defining privacy isn’t as simple as just picking up a dictionary. There are a lot of contexts to consider such as individual, spatial, time, family, technology. All of these issues helped to shape my view of privacy. In this paper I will explain my own concepts of privacy and how they changed for me personally. It’s easier to digest if everything is done in chronological order so I will start from 1989 when I was 6 years old.

My individual concept of privacy is one that has changed over time. I am fraternal twin and I have a sister who is two years older than me. Growing up each of my siblings had their own room. My brother and I were in each other’s business until the age of 13. When we were growing up we were always together. We went to school together, hung out with the same friends, then after school we went to daycare together. We were really close growing up. I would have had a lot more privacy but I don’t think it was as important as having a buddy to play with. At that time my parents were always in my business. They weren’t overbearing or anything it’s just they always knew where you were and what you were up to. I didn’t have privacy except for a couple hours at night before we went to sleep. I think growing up where I did would have been unbearable if I was an only child.

I lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains for most of my childhood. I never had to worry about neighbors. We lived on a bigger property where I could take off and climb trees and play in the forest. I had a lot of privacy from other people when I was a kid. I was secluded up in my mountain forest and I loved it. I was still close enough to my friends where I could walk to their house if I wanted to visit them. This helped shaped my views on my privacy while I was growing up. I am real open with my friends and very genuine. I don’t mind telling embarrassing stories...