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Abstract:: In 2013, American YouTube music and comedy sensation Chrissy Chambers witnessed her reputation crumble when her ex-boyfriend uploaded seven videos of them having sex to dozens of porn sites. As the videos spread through the internet, she was harassed by misogynistic trolls. Chambers’ ex-boyfriend violated her privacy because he published content online without her consent that contained sensitive information – that she had had sexual intercourse with a man. The violation of her privacy was compounded by the use of images – except for exhibitionists, most people do not want to be seen naked nor witnessed when having an intimate experience with another person. One set of harms that privacy protects from is illustrated by revenge porn – the non-consensual sharing of nude or sexual images – and related harms such as blackmail. The need for privacy is as important as the need for companionship and community.

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Véliz, C. (2019). The internet and privacy. In D. Edmonds (Ed.), Ethics and the Contemporary World (pp. 149–159). Routledge.

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Véliz, C. “The Internet and Privacy.” Ethics and the Contemporary World, edited by D Edmonds, Routledge, 2019, pp. 149–59.

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Véliz, C. 2019. “The Internet and Privacy.” In Ethics and the Contemporary World, edited by D Edmonds. Routledge.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Philosophy Faculty
Oxford college:: Christ Church
Role:: Author

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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Philosophy Faculty
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Grant:: 203132/Z/16/Z

Publisher:: Routledge
Host title:: Ethics and the Contemporary World
Pages:: 149-159
Chapter number:: 12
Place of publication:: London
Publication date:: 2019-06-13
DOI:: 10.4324/9781315107752
EISBN:: 9781315107752
ISBN:: 9781138092013

Language:: English
Keywords:: privacy

philosophy

internet

ethics

political philosophy
Pubs id:: pubs:1061526
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Local pid:: pubs:1061526
Source identifiers:: 1061526
Deposit date:: 2019-10-10
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_933fada32a3c469c9c59f066d39ff3bf

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Copyright holder:: Carissa Véliz
Copyright date:: 2019
Rights statement:: © 2019 selection and editorial matter, Davis Edmonds; individual chapters, the contributors.
Notes:: This is the accepted manuscript version of the chapter. The final version is available online from Routledge at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315107752

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