Privacy

One thing that we talked about in class on Monday was whether or not certain things should be private. I, personally, think that to some extent certain things should be private, where as others, well not so much. I think that we should get to decide who gets the information that we want, and keep some things to ourselves or the certain people we choose to share that information with. But then the problem arises when we trust certain people, and then they decide to betray our trust and share things that were never meant to be shared. So, when is certain information okay to share?
It is hard today to keep most of our information private. With all of this new technology, and how much information that we enter into our computers, many different people could potentially have access to all of that information. In the article that we had to read for class, they mentioned a study where in Florida, they put cameras into the bathroom at least one day a week. The legislature said that they were doing it for the good of the people, but most people found this an invasion of privacy. Was it? To play on both sides, the people had a point. I would not like to have cameras in the bathroom that I used because I feel that it is an invasion of privacy. But the legislature said that in the long run, it would be a benefit to the people. Is it okay for them to do that when they are trying to make everything better?
Another point about privacy is should certain things be kept quite from the public involving people working in the state and local government? Another example that was in the article was about how when information was put together from different systems in the 1970s, they found that high paid city employees had some fines that were unpaid. Of course, the general public was angry, but did they have a right to know? Privacy is something that we take for granted, thinking that everyone will respect your privacy. But what should be allowed for people to see and what should be kept private?