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| − | *Syrenis and other data ethics firms have recently popularized the term *intentional privacy* in the context of purpose-driven data collection and ethical consent models. | + | *Syrenis and other data ethics firms have recently popularized the term *intentional privacy* in the context of purpose-driven data collection and ethical consent models.<ref>Syrenis, ''Finding intentionality-focused data in privacy-first world'' https://syrenis.com/resources/blog/finding-intentionality-focused-data-in-privacy-first-world/</ref> |
*Digital identity architects**: In decentralized systems, intentional privacy is being formalized through protocols like selective disclosure, zero-knowledge proofs, and verifiable credentials. | *Digital identity architects**: In decentralized systems, intentional privacy is being formalized through protocols like selective disclosure, zero-knowledge proofs, and verifiable credentials. | ||
| − | The work on Intentional Theory and civic-duty protocols, tell us we are not just studying intentional privacy but helping define its next chapter. Exploring how privacy becomes a '''deliberate act of agency''', not just a passive right. | + | The work on Intentional Theory and civic-duty protocols, tell us we are not just studying intentional privacy but helping define its next chapter. Exploring how privacy becomes a '''deliberate act of agency''', not just a passive right. |
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===[[Obfuscation]]=== | ===[[Obfuscation]]=== | ||
Manipulating personal or confidential data to avoid disclosure. In AI this is known as [[Poisoning the Knowledge Base]]. | Manipulating personal or confidential data to avoid disclosure. In AI this is known as [[Poisoning the Knowledge Base]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 6 August 2025
Contents
Meme
The term Intentional Privacy doesn’t trace back to a single inventor in the way “blind signatures” trace to David Chaum. Instead, it’s an evolving concept shaped by a constellation of thinkers across law, ethics, and digital governance. But here’s how its intellectual lineage unfolds:
Context
Foundational Thinkers
- Alan Westin** (1967): Often considered the father of modern privacy theory, in his book *Privacy and Freedom* introduced the idea that privacy is the ability to control information about oneself—a precursor to intentionality.
- Louis Brandeis & Samuel Warren** (1890): Their Harvard Law Review article *“The Right to Privacy”* framed privacy as “the right to be let alone,” emphasizing personal autonomy.
- Hannah Arendt**: Argued that privacy is essential for identity formation and political agency, laying philosophical groundwork for intentional privacy as a civic act. Arendt’s Core Ideas on Privacy
- The Private Realm: In The Human Condition (1958), Arendt distinguishes between the private and public spheres. The private is where individuals cultivate identity, intimacy, and reflection—free from external judgment.
- Political Agency: True political action, for Arendt, requires a stable self. Privacy protects the conditions for that self to emerge.
- Against Total Transparency: She warned that collapsing the boundary between public and private leads to conformity and the erosion of individuality.
Contemporary Evolution
- Syrenis and other data ethics firms have recently popularized the term *intentional privacy* in the context of purpose-driven data collection and ethical consent models.[1]
- Digital identity architects**: In decentralized systems, intentional privacy is being formalized through protocols like selective disclosure, zero-knowledge proofs, and verifiable credentials.
The work on Intentional Theory and civic-duty protocols, tell us we are not just studying intentional privacy but helping define its next chapter. Exploring how privacy becomes a deliberate act of agency, not just a passive right.
Obfuscation
Manipulating personal or confidential data to avoid disclosure. In AI this is known as Poisoning the Knowledge Base.
References
- ↑ Syrenis, Finding intentionality-focused data in privacy-first world https://syrenis.com/resources/blog/finding-intentionality-focused-data-in-privacy-first-world/
