Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide?
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"Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide?" is a philosophical and legal exploration by Anita L. Allen that argues for the moral and political importance of privacy, including forms of privacy people may not actively desire but nonetheless need.
All labels observed (1)
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| Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide? canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11854731 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide? Context triple: [Anita L. Allen, notableWork, Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide?]
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ACM Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society
The ACM Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society is a leading academic forum for research and discussion on privacy, security, and data protection issues in digital and online environments.
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B.
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
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C.
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About is a reflective book by Donald E. Knuth in which he discusses the philosophical, spiritual, and personal dimensions underlying his life and work in computer science.
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D.
Invasion of Your Privacy
Invasion of Your Privacy is a 1985 glam metal album by American band Ratt, featuring the hit single "Lay It Down" and helping cement their popularity in the mid-1980s hard rock scene.
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E.
Master of Science in Information Technology – Privacy Engineering
The Master of Science in Information Technology – Privacy Engineering is a specialized graduate program focused on training professionals to design, build, and manage systems and technologies that rigorously protect privacy and comply with data protection regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide? Target entity description: "Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide?" is a philosophical and legal exploration by Anita L. Allen that argues for the moral and political importance of privacy, including forms of privacy people may not actively desire but nonetheless need.
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A.
ACM Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society
The ACM Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society is a leading academic forum for research and discussion on privacy, security, and data protection issues in digital and online environments.
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B.
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
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C.
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About is a reflective book by Donald E. Knuth in which he discusses the philosophical, spiritual, and personal dimensions underlying his life and work in computer science.
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D.
Invasion of Your Privacy
Invasion of Your Privacy is a 1985 glam metal album by American band Ratt, featuring the hit single "Lay It Down" and helping cement their popularity in the mid-1980s hard rock scene.
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E.
Master of Science in Information Technology – Privacy Engineering
The Master of Science in Information Technology – Privacy Engineering is a specialized graduate program focused on training professionals to design, build, and manage systems and technologies that rigorously protect privacy and comply with data protection regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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legal scholarship ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Anita L. Allen ⓘ |
| contributionTo |
debates about the limits of state paternalism
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debates about the nature and value of privacy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
market-based approaches to privacy
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purely consent-based models of privacy protection ⓘ |
| examines |
cases where individuals resist or undervalue privacy protections
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legal frameworks that mandate privacy in education ⓘ legal frameworks that mandate privacy in finance ⓘ legal frameworks that mandate privacy in medicine ⓘ privacy in family and intimate relationships ⓘ privacy in the context of social media ⓘ privacy in the workplace ⓘ tensions between autonomy and paternalistic privacy protections ⓘ |
| field |
applied ethics
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philosophy of law ⓘ privacy studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArgument |
Liberal political theory should recognize obligations to protect privacy beyond individual preferences
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Privacy can be a duty as well as a right ⓘ Some forms of privacy are morally and politically important even when people do not actively desire them ⓘ The state may sometimes be justified in enforcing or promoting privacy for individuals own good ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
autonomy
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confidentiality ⓘ data protection ⓘ digital privacy ⓘ ethics ⓘ government regulation of privacy ⓘ information privacy ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ liberalism ⓘ moral obligations ⓘ paternalism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ privacy ⓘ privacy law ⓘ privacy rights ⓘ professional confidentiality ⓘ public health and privacy ⓘ secrecy ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| proposes |
a framework for evaluating unpopular or unwanted privacy protections
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normative criteria for when privacy should be enforced by law ⓘ |
| supports | the idea of mandatory privacy rules in some domains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide? Description of subject: "Unpopular Privacy: What Must We Hide?" is a philosophical and legal exploration by Anita L. Allen that argues for the moral and political importance of privacy, including forms of privacy people may not actively desire but nonetheless need.
Referenced by (1)
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