ABSTRACT
Philosophy is a rich discipline consisting of many branches that focus on a wide range of questions. Epistemology, for instance, is the study of knowledge and focuses on questions like ‘What conditions need to be fulfilled for something to count as knowledge?’ Aesthetics is another example, which is the study of (the nature of) art and beauty. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that, in its most general sense, is concerned with the question of what we ought to do. More specifically, ethicists often focus on normative questions concerning (1) the value of certain goods, practices, or norms, and (2) how – given those values – we should act and relate to each other. The ethics of privacy, then, focuses on questions such as ‘What is the value of privacy?’ and ‘What privacy norms should be respected by individuals (including ourselves), society, and the state?’
