3 What Is Privacy Privacy is the right to control who knows certain aspects about you, your communications, and your activities Types of data many people consider private Identity Finances Health Biometrics Privileged communications Location data Subject: person or entity being described by the data Owner: person or entity that holds the data rom Security in Computing, Fifth Edition, by Charles P. Pfleeger, et aL. (ISBN: 9780134085043) Copyright 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reservedFrom Security in Computing, Fifth Edition, by Charles P. Pfleeger, et al. (ISBN: 9780134085043). Copyright 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. What Is Privacy? • Privacy is the right to control who knows certain aspects about you, your communications, and your activities • Types of data many people consider private: • Identity • Finances • Health • Biometrics • Privileged communications • Location data • Subject: person or entity being described by the data • Owner: person or entity that holds the data 3