Google's CEO

"if you are doing something that you don’t want other people to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place"  -Eric Schmidt-

Facebook's CEO

proclaimed that privacy is no longer a “social norm” 

Really?

Governments and corporations should not invade the privacy of people because privacy is essential to support the fundamental human right, protect the misuse of personal information and limit the power of government.

Privacy

The right to be left alone.

The issue

• Governments and corporations tries to provide policies and services
• But they claim that they can do it better with the access of our personal data.
• Hence they forcefully do it and we loose our privacy rights.
• And sometimes it's done in secrecy!

Fundamental Right

Everyone has something to hide

Human Dignity

A man whose home may be
entered at the will of another, whose conversation may be overheard
at the will of another, whose marital and familial intimacies
may be overseen at the will of another, is less of a man,has less human dignity. - Bloustein -

A mean of controle

Schneier (2006) said, that there are two proverbs that says it best “Who watches the watchers?” and “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”.

Personal data and decisions

Misuse of information

Anything can be hacked

Rules may change

Solutions

O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.