There is an idea of balance of interests between the individual and the society. This is why for example your employer has to report salary data directly to the government but there are laws in place that control who else they disclose that too and under what circumstances. See also, for example, sex-offender registries, census gathering, etc.
NB: I'm not offering comment on whether or not the balance on those cases (or others) has been made correctly, just pointing out that it is a generally accepted concept in modern "western democracies" at least, and seems to be held by the majority of citizens unless you get pretty deep into the tails.
An example would be you have the right of keeping your bank account activity shielded (private) from the government by default. But, if you are participating in human trafficking you lose that right (it's not absolute) and the government can go in to track your activity to prevent further human abuse.
Of course, this is an easy example with an obvious right/wrong. In the real world situations are all over the place, so our goal should be to constantly strive to
find a more perfect balance.
ska|3 years ago
There is an idea of balance of interests between the individual and the society. This is why for example your employer has to report salary data directly to the government but there are laws in place that control who else they disclose that too and under what circumstances. See also, for example, sex-offender registries, census gathering, etc.
NB: I'm not offering comment on whether or not the balance on those cases (or others) has been made correctly, just pointing out that it is a generally accepted concept in modern "western democracies" at least, and seems to be held by the majority of citizens unless you get pretty deep into the tails.
jc_811|3 years ago
Of course, this is an easy example with an obvious right/wrong. In the real world situations are all over the place, so our goal should be to constantly strive to find a more perfect balance.