The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilised read more

The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilised man is so nervously anxious that personal privacy should be respected.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

Modern Americans are so exposed, peered at, inquired about, and spied upon as to be increasingly without privacy--members of a read more

Modern Americans are so exposed, peered at, inquired about, and spied upon as to be increasingly without privacy--members of a ;naked society and denizens of a goldfish bowl.

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.

Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which read more

Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which I don't think most people realize for an actor. It's almost having certain kinds of secrets for yourself that you'll let the whole world in on only for a moment, when you're acting.

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.

I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.

Privacy is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's an absolute prerequisite.

Privacy is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's an absolute prerequisite.

Privacy is the right to be alone--the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized man.

Privacy is the right to be alone--the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized man.