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Quotes About Privacy

We don't want privacy so much as privacy settings.
~ Meghan Daum
I have two daughters: One an open book, one a locked box. So the question of privacy is a challenging one. How much do kids need? How much should we give? How do we prepare them to live in a world where the very notion of privacy opens a generational chasm?
~ Nancy Gibbs
A little-appreciated downside of the technology revolution is that, mainly without thinking about it, we have given up 'locational privacy.'
~ Adam Cohen
Privacy and security are those things you give up when you show the world what makes you extraordinary.
~ Margaret Cho
I don't mind talking about my two daughters, but I don't feel comfortable denying them their privacy.
~ Tom Bergeron
You lose your privacy, and sometimes, people don't see you as human.
~ Shawn Wayans
I really fight for my privacy.
~ Kyle MacLachlan
It can feel like an invasion of privacy, involving an employer in a personal matter.
~ Frank Murphy
I'm one of those people who fiercely guards their privacy, so I hate doing interviews.
~ Megan Fox
Oh, well, there's a difference between privacy and secrecy.
~ Laura Schlessinger
Being a Brady comes with it's pleasures and its baggage. I'm not one given to a lack of privacy and invasion.
~ Christopher Knight
Human beings are not meant to lose their anonymity and privacy.
~ Sarah Chalke
You know, we're very private, and I think that we really separate and try to keep our privacy to ourselves. There's things that people assume a lot of times, and we understand that people are interested, but we really try to keep our family life private as much as we can.
~ Tim McGraw
It's hard to just kinda get some privacy and do your own thing.
~ Shaun White
People aren't interested in others controlling what they can do or read or see in the privacy of their own homes.
~ Larry Flynt
If people are constantly reading about you, and you're overexposed, they've got no reason to go see your movies. Also, it's not pleasant or nice to have your privacy invaded.
~ John Cusack
We must restrict the anonymity behind which people hide to commit crimes. As citizens, we have a right to privacy. We have no such right to anonymity.
~ Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential - especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident.
~ Susan Orlean
Personal privacy is a closely held American value.
~ Anna Eshoo
With existing technology, we can enforce airport security without sacrificing our personal privacy.
~ Tom Udall
The reason for privacy is not so that people will not know you go to the bathroom. It's to allow certain things to go on that you don't want other people to know about, when all is said and done. But the things I don't want other people to know about are not my sex life.
~ Samuel R. Delany
It's the interviewee's job to know that his privacy is going to be invaded on some level. Otherwise, you are better off not doing the interview.
~ John Travolta
I want my son - and my kids, if I have more - to grow up in a way that is as anonymous as possible. The fact that his father and I have chosen to do the work that we do doesn't give anybody the right to invade our privacy.
~ Penelope Cruz
I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own.
~ Evgeny Morozov