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We have got to protect privacy rights. We have got to protect our God-given, constitutionally protected civil liberties, and we are not doing that in the federal government. The Department of Homeland Security, as well as the TSA, is a great culprit in being a Gestapo-type organization.
Paul Broun

Meaning of "privacy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIVACY

privacy  [ˈpraɪvəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIVACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Privacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRIVACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Privacy

Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby express themselves selectively. The boundaries and content of what is considered private differ among cultures and individuals, but share common themes. When something is private to a person, it usually means there is something to them inherently special or sensitive. The domain of privacy partially overlaps security, including for instance the concepts of appropriate use, as well as protection of information. Privacy may also take the form of bodily integrity. The right not to be subjected to unsanctioned invasion of privacy by the government, corporations or individuals is part of many countries' privacy laws, and in some cases, constitutions. Almost all countries have laws which in some way limit privacy; an example of this would be law concerning taxation, which normally require the sharing of information about personal income or earnings. In some countries individual privacy may conflict with freedom of speech laws and some laws may require public disclosure of information which would be considered private in other countries and cultures.

Definition of privacy in the English dictionary

The first definition of privacy in the dictionary is the condition of being private or withdrawn; seclusion. Other definition of privacy is the condition of being secret; secrecy. Privacy is also the condition of being necessarily restricted to a single person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIVACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
adequacy
ˈædɪkwəsɪ
advocacy
ˈædvəkəsɪ
bioprivacy
ˌbaɪəʊˈprɪvəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
ecstasy
ˈɛkstəsɪ
efficacy
ˈɛfɪkəsɪ
embassy
ˈɛmbəsɪ
fantasy
ˈfæntəsɪ
hypocrisy
hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
jealousy
ˈdʒɛləsɪ
legacy
ˈlɛɡəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
supremacy
sʊˈprɛməsɪ
Varanasi
vəˈrɑːnəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIVACY

priv.
Privacy Act
privado
Privatdocent
privatdozent
private
private bar
private bill
private branch exchange
private company
private detective
private dick
private education
private enterprise
private equity
private eye
Private Finance Initiative
private health insurance
private hearing
private hotel

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIVACY

aristocracy
candidacy
confederacy
curacy
delicacy
fallacy
illegitimacy
illiteracy
inaccuracy
inadequacy
indeterminacy
lacy
legitimacy
lunacy
numeracy
plutocracy
primacy
racy
Tracy
wired equivalent privacy

Synonyms and antonyms of privacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRIVACY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «privacy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of privacy

Translation of «privacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIVACY

Find out the translation of privacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of privacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «privacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

私密
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intimidad
570 millions of speakers

English

privacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोपनीयता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سِرِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уединение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

privacidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোপনীয়তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confidentialité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Privasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ungestörtheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プライバシー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사생활
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Privasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự riêng tư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனியுரிமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोपनीयता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gizlilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

privacy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prywatność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

усамітнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intimitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιδιωτικό απόρρητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

privaatheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avskildhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

privatliv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of privacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVACY»

The term «privacy» is very widely used and occupies the 203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «privacy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «privacy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about privacy

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRIVACY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word privacy.
1
Keith B. Alexander
We followed the law, we follow our policies, we self-report, we identify problems, we fix them. And I think we do a great job, and we do, I think, more to protect people's civil liberties and privacy than they'll ever know.
2
Mary Archer
I do mind some of the intrusions on privacy.
3
Jeff Beck
I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.
4
Boris Becker
An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as much truth as you can tell without coming too close to other people's privacy.
5
David Blunkett
Despite being in public life, I value my own privacy immensely and would be as concerned as anyone else if I thought my mobile phone records could be easily available to officials across government.
6
Marlon Brando
Privacy is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's an absolute prerequisite.
7
Paul Broun
We have got to protect privacy rights. We have got to protect our God-given, constitutionally protected civil liberties, and we are not doing that in the federal government. The Department of Homeland Security, as well as the TSA, is a great culprit in being a Gestapo-type organization.
8
Bill Bruford
At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.
9
Sarah Chalke
I don't think when people sign up for a life of doing something they love to do they should have to sign up for a complete loss of privacy. I understand a little loss of privacy coming with the job.
10
Cheryl Cole
My privacy is very intentional.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIVACY»

Discover the use of privacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to privacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Privacy
In this wide-ranging, penetrating addition to the Big Ideas//Small Books series, and in his own unmistakable voice, Garret Keizer considers the moral dimensions of privacy in relation to issues of social justice, economic inequality, and ...
Garret Keizer, 2012
2
Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of ...
This book claims that what people really care about when they complain and protest that privacy has been violated is not the act of sharing information itself—most people understand that this is crucial to social life —but the ...
Helen Nissenbaum, 2009
3
Privacy: A Manifesto
A reminder that to defend privacy is to defend democracy, individualism, and the good life, this book will interest anyone who has ever felt uneasy about how much governments and corporations know about us.
Wolfgang Sofsky, 2008
4
Philosophical Dimensions of Privacy: An Anthology
This collection of essays makes readily accessible many of the most significant and influential discussions of privacy.
Ferdinand David Schoeman, 1984
5
Privacy Preserving Data Mining
This volume provides an overview of approaches, techniques and open problems in privacy preserving data mining. It is for industry practitioners and policy makers.
Jaideep Vaidya, Christopher W. Clifton, Yu Michael Zhu, 2006
6
In Pursuit of Privacy: Law, Ethics, and the Rise of Technology
Judith Wagner DeCew provides a solid philosophical foundation for legal discussions of privacy by articulating and unifying diverse arguments on the right to privacy and on how it should be guaranteed in various contemporary contexts.
Judith Wagner DeCew, 1997
7
The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the ...
This engrossing book, brimming with amazing examples of gossip, slander, and rumour on the Internet, explores the profound implications of the online collision between free speech and privacy.
Daniel J. Solove, 2007
8
Privacy Online: Perspectives on Privacy and Self-Disclosure ...
In sum, this book offers researchers and students working on issues related to internet communication not only a thorough and up-to-date treatment of online privacy and the social web.
Sabine Trepte, Leonard Reinecke, 2011
9
Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security
" Others argue that we must sacrifice privacy for security. But as Daniel J. Solove argues in this important book, these arguments and many others are flawed.
Daniel J. Solove, 2011
10
Privacy: Defending an Illusion
Overall, this book provides a solid background for defining and understanding privacy in a wide variety of contexts.
Martin Dowding, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIVACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term privacy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Practical Privacy Guidance: A Consumer Data Compact
Far from being blasé about consumer privacy, most tech companies apps and startups are, in my experience, hyper focused on protecting ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Privacy commissioner urges tighter control over personal data …
The privacy commissioner has urged the government to tighten control over personal information that is now publicly available after reviewing ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
5 Top Data Privacy Challenges for State and Local Agencies
So what kind of threats to state and local agencies face when it comes to data privacy? DLT partner, Informatica, has identified five key cyber ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
4
Facebook's Use of Facial-Recognition Tool Draws Privacy Concerns
But privacy advocates say the company's technology -- which regulators in Europe and Canada have ordered shut off -- should only be used ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
EU privacy watchdog calls for pragmatism in wording of data …
Among the recommendations (520-page / 2.68MB PDF) are proposals to simplify planned new rules on data protection impact assessments ... «Out-Law.com, Jul 15»
6
The myth of online privacy
Last week, right around the time when Ashley Madison, the Web site for married people seeking to have affairs, was hacked, I received an ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
7
Pittsburgh Seeks Implementation of Surveillance Camera Privacy
(TNS) -- A long-shelved city of Pittsburgh privacy ordinance is finally seeing daylight this summer, with the launch of police training in video ... «Government Technology, Jul 15»
8
WWE slams Hulk Hogan's privacy, free speech: Column
This weekend, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) terminated professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan for racist remarks he made nearly a ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
9
Tech Ethics 101: privacy in a digital age
Rubinstein chose to deliver a timely caution about voter privacy and dossiers containing thousands of data points on voters, and how ... «Flip the Media, Jul 15»
10
Baidu Launches Privacy Protection App 'DU Privacy Vault'
DU Privacy Vault is Baidu's first mobile app focused exclusively on ... a great answer out there," said DU Privacy Vault team leader Pan Jinfeng. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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