What is Informational Privacy

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The term privacy dates back to 1450 (see Feith, 2003) and is constantly adjusted to the needs of a changing society. In its original meaning, the term privacy referred to a state of ‘being apart or belonging to oneself’, in contrast to belonging to the state. When the term privacy is used today, especially in relation with information and communication technology, it usually refers to the concept of informational privacy. One of the most popular definitions is probably the one by Westin (1967), who defined privacy as ‘the claim of individuals, groups or institutions to determine for themselves when, how and to what extend information about them is communicated to others’. In this context, the term informational privacy refers to all data about a person, in general everything other people know about a person, and especially includes individual-related data (von Locquenghien, 2006). Learn more in: Information Security at Large Public Displays

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The patients’ perceptions of the degree of control over their personal information when their provider collects, uses, disseminates and stores this information. Learn more in: Informational, Physical, and Psychological Privacy as Determinants of Patient Behaviour in Health Care

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The ability to control access to one’s personal data and how the data may be used. Learn more in: E-Human Rights

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Refers to the security of identifiable patient health information and clinical data found in patient records and in communications among healthcare professionals and patients. Learn more in: Healthcare Ethics in the Information Age

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The protection of the personal information with regard to collection and processing of data relating to an individual. Learn more in: Surveillance of Electronic Communications in the Workplace and the Protection of Employees' Privacy