The right to privacy is a fundamental human
right in any democratic country.
It is also recognized by the UN
Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and many other international and
regional treaties.
Beyond the laws and proclamations, the right to
privacy is rooted in the citizen’s inherent right to dignity.
In a democracy, the state is the subordinate of
the citizen hence the government must respect the rights and dignity of the
citizen.
The citizen has the right to withhold any
information that he or she deems unsuitable for public consumption, provided
that the information is not related to any criminal activity.
It doesn’t have to always be highly sensitive
salary or health records, a citizen may not the public to know of his or her
the history of frivolous videos watched on YouTube. This is a right that cannot
be violated.
Confidentiality is closely related to privacy.
While privacy pertains to the person,
confidentiality pertains to information.
The Oxford Dictionary defines
Confidentiality as “The process of and obligation to keep a
transaction, documents, etc., private and secret, i.e., confidential; the right
to withhold information, e.g. medical information, from others.”
At the very top of the list among the
kinds of information that deserves to be confidential are bank records and
financial transactional information.
Read Further
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/10/decoding_the_proposed_new_invasive_irs_rule.html
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