Privacy 6.0: privacy as mental integrity

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Shiner, B. and O'Callaghan, P 2025. Privacy 6.0: privacy as mental integrity. in: Blitz, M.J. and Bublitz, J.C. (ed.) The Law and Ethics of Freedom of Thought, Volume 2 Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter titlePrivacy 6.0: privacy as mental integrity
AuthorsShiner, B. and O'Callaghan, P
Abstract

This chapter suggests that the idea of privacy as mental integrity is an emerging socio-cultural narrative that is likely to shape the legal understanding of privacy in significant ways. We begin the chapter by examining the ways pre-existing socio-cultural narratives can shape the interpretation, application and development of legal norms. Next, we seek to identify and discuss major narratives about privacy that have emerged to date. We propose that there are at least five such narratives: (1) privacy as property, (2) privacy as the ‘right to be let alone’, (3) privacy as control, (4) privacy as anonymity, and (5) privacy as obscurity. It is against this background that we examine the emergence of a sixth major narrative: privacy as mental integrity.

KeywordsPrivacy; Neurotechnology; Mental Integrity
Sustainable Development Goals16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
10 Reduced inequalities
Middlesex University ThemeSustainability
Book titleThe Law and Ethics of Freedom of Thought, Volume 2
EditorsBlitz, M.J. and Bublitz, J.C.
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Edition2nd
SeriesPalgrave Studies in Law, Neuroscience, and Human Behavior
ISSN2946-5192
Electronic2946-5206
Publication process dates
Accepted03 Jul 2024
Deposited17 Mar 2025
Output statusAccepted
LanguageEnglish
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