Privacy is many things to many people.
One thing it is not, however, is a topic that can be adequately addressed in 15 minutes. Americans worry a lot about privacy, though we're not quite sure of what it is exactly. How many of us would want to live in a nation whose officials might tell us who we could marry, how many children we could have, what sexual positions we must use, how long we must suffer the pain of a disabling disease, or what time we must go to bed. We believe that our homes and especially our bedrooms should be secure against unreasonable searches by the government or the prying eyes of the press. We believe that renting a suntan booth shouldn't turn us into film stars.