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privacy
[ prahy-vuh-see; British also priv-uh-see ]
noun
- the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
Please leave the room and give me some privacy.
- the state of being free from unwanted or undue intrusion or disturbance in one's private life or affairs; freedom to be let alone: invasion of privacy.
Tourists must respect the tribe’s privacy.
Those who wish to smoke can do so in the privacy of their own homes.
- freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, secret surveillance, or unauthorized disclosure of one’s personal data or information, as by a government, corporation, or individual:
Ordinary citizens have a qualified right to privacy.
There is so much information about us online that personal privacy may be a thing of the past.
- the state of being concealed; secrecy:
Before he told us of his plans, he insisted on total privacy.
- Usually privacies. Archaic. a personal matter that is concealed; a secret.
- Archaic. a private or secluded place.
privacy
/ ˈpraɪvəsɪ; ˈprɪvəsɪ /
noun
- the condition of being private or withdrawn; seclusion
- the condition of being secret; secrecy
- philosophy the condition of being necessarily restricted to a single person
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“The public needs to know what happened, and the County will not get a free pass when it comes to environmental protection and consumer privacy laws.”
He added his family were able to access a degree of privacy and freedom they "undoubtedly wouldn't be able to do in the UK" due to concerns around security.
It’s very brutal to have your privacy taken away in your teenage years, early 20s, and to be put under that scrutiny at a point when you are still growing.
The man, who requested his name not be disclosed due to privacy concerns, said Rothschild “came off as genuinely educated” and “very polite.”
Telegram is used by around 950 million people worldwide and has previously positioned itself as an app focussed on its users' privacy rather than the policy norms prioritised by other global social media companies.
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