There must be a way for a person to correct or amend a record of identifiable information about the person. Any organization creating, maintaining, using, or disseminating records of identifiable personal data must assure the reliability of the data for their intended use and must take precautions to prevent misuses of the data. Privacy isn't just about hiding things. It's about self-possession, autonomy, and integrity. It's the right of people to control what details about their lives stay inside their own houses and what leaks to the outside.
Privacy is fundamentally about the power of the individual.
Garfinkel describes the many faces of the problem clearly, but his book presents only a lukewarm agenda for a solution. Still, it's obvious that our author has done his homework. He clearly sees a growing civic problem and the need to do something about it before things get farther out of hand. But we do not link your IP address to anything personally identifiable. The only other information automatically provided to us is the type of computer and operating system you are using.