Harms and Benefits of Privacy The concept of privacy defines the boundaries of access to personal data. It is the right of every individual to keep some information private when he/she deems it sensitive. However, it is valid to note that to keep absolute privacy and confidentiality in the Information Age is rather challenging because one can learn a lot about another just by locating their phone number and address. Clearly, the situations of full and limited privacy each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and they will be discussed in the present essay. Privacy is essential for the protection of both material and intellectual property. When a person has limited control over some types of information, a high risk that somebody may abuse it in many different ways appears. Thus, everyone should have a right to keep their contact data confidential along with all online passwords and logins, which can be used for theft. Privacy can help prevent harm to personal identity, as well as physical integrity. For example, when a person has some interests that might be harmless in nature but could be viewed as shocking by others, he/she would probably want to keep them secret. When the information about one’s engagement in controversial or scandalous activities leaks, it may severely damage his/her image and reputation. In some serious cases, the costs of such disclosure may go beyond just psychological distress and include substantial losses and physical harm. Overall, even when an individual lives an absolutely “normal” life and has no extreme, controversial interests, they still would likely want to keep some things about themselves private. As stated by Quinn (2016), privacy is key to psychological health and building intimate relationships. Thus, everyone should be able to exercise enough control over personal and sensitive information. As for the potential harms of full privacy, they primarily refer to hiding information about unjust, violent, and criminal behaviors that may harm other individuals and society as a whole. As noted by Quinn (2016), the vast majority of illegal and evidently wrong deeds are planned in disguise of privacy. It means that an excess degree of privacy may be harmful. On the other hand, society can benefit by learning about some illegal plotting timely, especially if it is intended to induce severe damages like in the case of terrorist bomb attacks. The only and major issue is, however, in the maintenance of the right balance between keeping personal information open and protecting individual privacy. Whistleblowing as a Moral Duty The term “whistleblowing” is used to describe an action of disclosing information about some unethical or illegal conduct in organizations that they prefer hiding from the public. Usually, either former or current organizational employees who grow aware of the potential negative consequences of such immoral and illegitimate corporate processes become whistleblowers. Even though whistleblowing can negatively affect the lives of those who engage in it, it may be viewed as a moral duty of every employee, and this essay will aim to explain why. Whistleblowing is directly related to the principle of personal responsibility. When choosing to work f