ABSTRACT
The interpersonal dimension of privacy refers to the things one does to manage social interaction and information. Long-term behavioral responses to invasion of privacy vary, depending on the individual; in relatively powerless and emotionally immature persons, withdrawal and acting out are frequent compensatory mechanisms for lack of privacy. Just as privacy is relative to many other factors, invasions of privacy are similarly often relative to other factors. Invasions of privacy may be random or accidental events, but more typically they are deeply rooted in the situation. Privacy is so relative to other aspects of one's experience, personal development, culture, and physical environment that present-day earth dwellers would be naive to assume that they could accurately anticipate those conditions and those needs. A few problems of privacy that early space inhabitants may encounter are outlined and suggestions are offered for ameliorating these problems.
