Is privacy a right?
I briefly touched on this in another thread, but I think it merits a discussion of its own.
Is there an Objectivist view as to whether privacy is a right? In her book For The New Intellectual Ayn Rand said, "Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy." But I haven't seen any mention of whether she regarded privacy itself as a right.
Is gaining unauthorized access to a website containing personal information an initiation of force? Is releasing this information to the public an initiation of force? Would either action constitute a crime in a society and legal system based on Objectivist principles?
Is there an Objectivist view as to whether privacy is a right? In her book For The New Intellectual Ayn Rand said, "Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy." But I haven't seen any mention of whether she regarded privacy itself as a right.
Is gaining unauthorized access to a website containing personal information an initiation of force? Is releasing this information to the public an initiation of force? Would either action constitute a crime in a society and legal system based on Objectivist principles?
