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privacy

/prahy-vuh-see; British also priv-uh-see/US // ˈpraɪ və si; British also ˈprɪv ə si //UK // (ˈpraɪvəsɪ, ˈprɪvəsɪ) //

隐私,隐私问题,隐私保护,隐私性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pri·va·cies for 5, 6.

    • : 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: Tourists must respect the tribe’s privacy.Those who wish to smoke can do so in the privacy of their own homes.See also invasion of privacy.
    • : 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.

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Examples

  • Efforts to collect and mine health data have triggered alarms from privacy advocates in the past.

  • With this enabler, we accelerated our digital plans several-fold while ensuring safety, privacy, and optimal outcomes.

  • If that lawsuit is successful, no UC school could use its internal definition of privacy as a justification for defying the California Public Records Act in the future.

  • In other words, the university argued that its own definition of privacy overrides the public’s right to know.

  • Methods, such as device fingerprinting, are also under siege for compromising people’s privacy.

  • Privacy advocates such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation say everyone should use it.

  • It almost makes you wonder if Lizard Squad did this just to annoy Anonymous and the other earnest champions of privacy.

  • Aside from reaching an international audience, leaving Oz had another benefit—no more silly intrusions into her privacy.

  • Entries are subject to all notices posted online including but not limited to privacy policies of the Sponsor.

  • Twitter seems to be the most upstanding in terms of privacy of its customers.

  • In a conducted tour, I soon discovered, there was little liberty, to say nothing of privacy.

  • In the privacy of Lawrence's room, Carl told his story—a story that Lawrence listened to breathless attention.

  • He gestured to Mandleco, who finally took the hint and escorted the visitors into the privacy of the office.

  • After that he and Mert, as by a common thought impelled, climbed out and went over to a bushy live oak to confer in privacy.

  • She had been right in assuming that he dared not trust himself to the tempting privacy of the letter.