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of.a.person.as.an.individual.and.make.personal.infor-
mation.about.that.individual.known.
Privacy:. An. individual's. right. to. be. left. alone;. to. withdraw.
from. the. inluences. of. his. or. her. environment;. to. be.
secluded,.not.annoyed,.and.not.intruded.upon;.to.be.
protected. against. the. misuse. or. abuse. of. something.
legally.owned.by.an.individual.or.normally.considered.
by.society.to.be.his.or.her.property.
Privacy Statement:. Sometimes. referred. to. as. a. privacy.
policy,.a.privacy.statement.is.posted.on.an.organiza-
tion's.Web.site.to.notify.visitors.of.the.types.of.infor-
mation. being. collected. and. what. will. be. done. with.
the.information.
Privilege (Computing Term):. The. term. used. throughout.
most.(if.not.all).applications.and.systems.to.denote.the.
level. of. operator. permission,. or. authority.. Privilege.
can. be. established. at. the. ile. or. folder. (directory).
level. and. can. allow. (say). read-only. access. but. pre-
vent.changes..Privileges.can.also.refer.to.the.extent.
to. which. a. user. is. permitted. to. enter. and. conirm.
transactions/information.within.the.system..In.many.
systems,.the.security.features.will.offer.the.ability.to.
implement.dual.control.or.automatic.escalation.to.the.
next.highest.level,.to.assist.with.information.security.
compliance.and.best.practice.
. . Privileges. are. established. at. two. levels,. irst. at. the.
network.level,.where.the.level.of.privilege.is.established.
with.respect.to.general.access.rights.and.permissions;.
second,. at. the. application. level. where. the. user's. job.
function.and.responsibility.will.determine.the.level.of.
privilege.required.
. . In.general,.a.user.of.an.organization's.systems.should.
be.offered.no.more.than.is.necessary.to.perform.the.
function.required.
Privilege (Legal Term):. Most. often. used. in. the. context. of.
attorney-client. privilege. that. is. deined. as. a. client's.
privilege.to.refuse.to.disclose,.and.to.prevent.any.other.
