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They're Keeping an Eye on Us at Home and in the Office Privacy of Young People at Home I think that definitely each culture has its own rules about privacy. For example, in Mexico the way that we see our parents is very different from the situation in other countries. Parents in Mexico usually have every right to look at a teenager's personal things. Sometimes their attitude may bother their children, but they can't complain about it, especially when they are in some kind of trouble and the parents are just trying to help them. It is not always easy, but most of the time it works. In my personal opinion, I think that having privacy is very important. For example, I think knocking on the door before entering a person's room is more polite, and I think it is important for parents to learn this. María Del Rosario Lamshing from Mexico   We Should Respect Young People's Privacy Young people at home need to have some privacy. For example if they have a diary, you shouldn't read it. When they are making phone calls, you shouldn't listen in on their conversations. Also, when they get a letter or e-mail, you shouldn't read it. Young people have their own lives, and we have to respect their privacy. When we want to know something about them, it is better to ask them rather than invade their privacy. Privacy provides us our own space, and sometimes we don't want to tell everybody what is inside of our space. If we want young people to respect our privacy, we should respect their privacy. María Camila Camacho from Colombia   Importance of Privacy Depends on Age Young people like to write things down in their own diary. In my case, I was not very interested in writing things down in a diary, but I wrote down short paragraphs on a paper. How important privacy is to a person depends on age. Teenagers are maybe the most sensitive about privacy. Privacy for them involves love, friendship, staying alone. But an adult's privacy is a little different from a teenager's; maybe it involves a kind of real secret concerned about outside matters such as working and learning Hwang Ho Hyun from Korea   Employers are Snooping on Workers Everyone has privacy rights to do what they want to, yet everyone is being snooped on or kept under surveillance, especially in work offices. In some offices, employers bug their employee's behavior even in restrooms, personal offices, and in meeting rooms. Although some employers claim that they have the right to monitor their workers, they should not tap employees' phones and listen into their intimate conversations. Narongpon Laiprakobsup from Thailand   Employers are Snooping on Workers Well, I think sometimes we need to have privacy in our work places in order to do the work better. Even though being monitored can be good, our bosses can't interfere in our lives. Workers understand that business is very important to their bosses and that everything must work well, but bosses have to give them freedom. They will feel uncomfortable if bosses keep an eye on everything. Andrés Tocornal from Venezuela   Workers Lives are Turning into a Nightmare In modern society, workers have begun to feel their person privacy is being invaded in the work place. Employees sometimes feel Big Brother is watching because their employers have started to snoop on them, monitoring all their phone calls and e-mails, even if they are personal. Employers say they can't separate personal and business communication, and many of them are installing surveillance cameras and tapping their employee's telephones. The workers lives are turning into a nightmare. They can't work anymore under surveillance. Woo Seang Kim from Korea   Can the boss wire tap your phone calls? One of the biggest issues of these last years has been work privacy. Can the "boss" wire tap your phone calls? Is it legal for him to monitor your e-mail? Yes, it is. Maybe you don't know it, but it's authorized by law. Your boss can keep you under surveillance, but only for business reasons. Personal privacy is another thing. When you are at work, your first responsibility is to work. Bringing your "privacy" to work is not a good idea. As so many people have said, "business is business": do not mix business and private life. Kevin Parfait from Martinique More about invasion of privacy: Everybody Needs Some Privacy Nowadays We Are Losing Our Privacy Technology Makes Snooping Easier Living with Invasion of Privacy We Have a Right to Privacy Right to Privacy in Prison Upheld Film Reviews: Invasion of Privacy Post your opinion: What do you think about Invasion of Privacy Return to: Invasion of Privacy | Issue 14 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com