> Note that the definition isn't all that complicated, but does cover the > essential issue that discussions of privacy usually entail, specifically > control > over disclosure. Also note that that is quite a useful distinction from > "confidentiality" and its usual embodiment of "encryption".
+1 My simplistic rule of thumb is that confidentiality relates to the opaqueness of information communicated /between/ subjects, whereas privacy relates to the disclosure of information by one subject /about/ another. Josh. Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. GB 197 0632 86. Jisc’s registered office is: One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800. Jisc Services Limited is a wholly owned Jisc subsidiary and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under company number 2881024, VAT number GB 197 0632 86. The registered office is: One Castle Park, Tower Hill, Bristol BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800. _______________________________________________ ietf-privacy mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-privacy
