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 #Privacy Harms #Privacy Harms
  
-Introduction ​=+**Introduction**
  
      ​According to Thomson, most people nowadays seem to have no clear or surefire answers in defining the right to privacy as they tend to confuse and completely associate it with other rights related to this such as the right “to be forgotten,​” “to be left alone,” and “to property” without really focusing on the aspect of privacy. In fact, most people are oblivious about privacy wherein they only acknowledge it knowing that there is something special about this right that makes the person feel "a special source of discomfort"​ that comes from other violations against the things that are of value to them; moreover, most people also seem to not comprehend that having rights is not equivalent to having the authority to claim something as your own  (Thomson, 1975).      ​According to Thomson, most people nowadays seem to have no clear or surefire answers in defining the right to privacy as they tend to confuse and completely associate it with other rights related to this such as the right “to be forgotten,​” “to be left alone,” and “to property” without really focusing on the aspect of privacy. In fact, most people are oblivious about privacy wherein they only acknowledge it knowing that there is something special about this right that makes the person feel "a special source of discomfort"​ that comes from other violations against the things that are of value to them; moreover, most people also seem to not comprehend that having rights is not equivalent to having the authority to claim something as your own  (Thomson, 1975).
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-=  '' ​Questions and Answers ​''​ =+**Questions and Answers** 
  
-== Why is it essential for one to value his privacy? ​==+//Why is it essential for one to value his privacy?// 
  
      ​Before we get to the discussion on privacy harms, we must first know why privacy is important because people tend to simply look past the term. People only remember the essence of privacy whenever they feel an interest and need to it.       ​Before we get to the discussion on privacy harms, we must first know why privacy is important because people tend to simply look past the term. People only remember the essence of privacy whenever they feel an interest and need to it.