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SUMMARY:Keynote Talk: The Dance of the Seven Veils: Privacy and its Discou
 rses - Kieron O'Hara (University of Southampton)
DTSTART:20161206T101000Z
DTEND:20161206T110000Z
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DESCRIPTION:The concept of privacy has divided lawyers\, scholars and poli
 cymakers for decades\, not only in terms of whether it is a good or bad th
 ing\, but even what it is. Daniel Solove calls it a &#39\;concept in disar
 ray&#39\; and Jeff Jarvis sees only a &#39\;confused web of worries&#39\;.
  Some say it is a human right\, some that it is a prerequisite for democra
 cy\; others note that individuals are prone to breaching their own privacy
  and are remarkably relaxed about it\, and have described various privacy 
 paradoxes or other common inconsistencies in attitude\; some argue that it
  is unenforceable\; still others argue that it is a blocker to the knowled
 ge economy and the socially-beneficial use of big data\; and many more say
  that whatever its merits it is dead. In this talk\, Kieron O&#39\;Hara wi
 ll argue that the reason for this apparently confused disarray is that dif
 ferent privacy discourses are going on simultaneously\, talking past each 
 other and cheerfully committing various category errors. He sets out a ser
 ies of seven types of privacy discussion\, which are distinct but relatabl
 e to each other\, as a first step towards clearing up some of the confusio
 n.<br><br><br><br>
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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