A) The freedom of information act 1982 was established to enable information to be free to all people when the concern does have an impact or effect on these individuals (Freedom of Information Act, 1982). The act also constitutes what types of information can be accessed, who can officially access it and the different types of exemptions that may impact these. In terms of whether the act itself allows for people who use it to treat information and a national resource within the public sector, is a question of how available information really is and what are the purposes for how the information will be used (Stefanick, 2011). When looking at information it is important to look at the surrounding factors like what is information, who owns the
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Privacy is defined as a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people. So what defines privacy and “is privacy a situation, a right, a claim, a form of control or a value?” (Gavison, 1980, pg 424). It can be hard to nail down the limits of privacy but in terms of whether privacy is territorially defined or internationally recognised, there is no question that it is higher on the scale of internationally recognised. The Privacy Act 1988 enables to protect the privacy of individuals and for related purposes, it also enables corporations and bodies to have their privacy maintained (Privacy Act, 1988). Within society we live in a judicial system where there are laws and consequences if those laws are broken, but each individual is entitled to the same rights across the spectrum and these cannot be breached. Privacy exists everywhere and is diffuse meaning that it expands across a larger area and involves endless people (Korolova, Goel, Mishra, Roughgarden, 2012). Privacy is recognised globally and has the same meaning which cannot be altered, however the way privacy is maintained or used can be differentiated depending on where you are in the world according to the laws that you are bound
Privacy is defined as a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people. So what defines privacy and “is privacy a situation, a right, a claim, a form of control or a value?” (Gavison, 1980, pg 424). It can be hard to nail down the limits of privacy but in terms of whether privacy is territorially defined or internationally recognised, there is no question that it is higher on the scale of internationally recognised. The Privacy Act 1988 enables to protect the privacy of individuals and for related purposes, it also enables corporations and bodies to have their privacy maintained (Privacy Act, 1988). Within society we live in a judicial system where there are laws and consequences if those laws are broken, but each individual is entitled to the same rights across the spectrum and these cannot be breached. Privacy exists everywhere and is diffuse meaning that it expands across a larger area and involves endless people (Korolova, Goel, Mishra, Roughgarden, 2012). Privacy is recognised globally and has the same meaning which cannot be altered, however the way privacy is maintained or used can be differentiated depending on where you are in the world according to the laws that you are bound