The nature of the relationship is determined by the role that the person fills in one’s life (i.e.: boss, wife, banker etc.). We establish these relationships with the disclosure of information that we filter to maintain our privacy and then behave in a way that maintains that boundary. Our ability to manipulate things so that we are comfortable with the amount of information that a given person knows about our lives is what Rachels, (1975 page 326) was outlining in his theory. Although I agree with his proposed value of privacy, Rachels limits his theory to general application of social implications on why privacy is important and doesn’t take into account the specifics ideas of privacy. A model of privacy that integrates different aspects into account is needed to capture a wholesome description that is applicable to specific situations in addition to the mundane situations that were outlines in this
The nature of the relationship is determined by the role that the person fills in one’s life (i.e.: boss, wife, banker etc.). We establish these relationships with the disclosure of information that we filter to maintain our privacy and then behave in a way that maintains that boundary. Our ability to manipulate things so that we are comfortable with the amount of information that a given person knows about our lives is what Rachels, (1975 page 326) was outlining in his theory. Although I agree with his proposed value of privacy, Rachels limits his theory to general application of social implications on why privacy is important and doesn’t take into account the specifics ideas of privacy. A model of privacy that integrates different aspects into account is needed to capture a wholesome description that is applicable to specific situations in addition to the mundane situations that were outlines in this