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Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. When something is private to a person, it usually means that something is inherently special or sensitive to them. ... Privacy may also take the form of bodily integrity.


No. Organisations don't always need your consent to use your personal data. They can use it without consent if they have a valid reason. These reasons are known in the law as a 'lawful basis', and there are six lawful bases organisations can use.


Restricting access to private data — think tax returns or medical exams — is a very different issue. ... It's often been said that privacy doesn't exist anymore. That's not true. But what is true is that a massive number of things that could be considered private 20 years ago no longer are


Data privacy has always been important. ... A single company may possess the personal information of millions of customers—data that it needs to keep private so that customers' identities stay as safe and protected as possible, and the company's reputation remains untarnished.


Freedom of Expression. ... According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom of expression is the right of every individual to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.