1M, 35-40, caucasian; 1F, 35-40, caucasian; 1F, 25-30, caucasian; 1F, 25-30, asian

What is important to you personally about privacy?
maintaining a sense of security, HIPPA, there need to be times when conversation is protected (using cell phones in public, for example)

What information about yourself are you comfortable in giving out?
basic information (name, age),uncomforable about putting anything regarding relationships or children, depends on who you are giving the info to,depends on context - i put down a lot of stuff freely - in applications and in online spaces

What do you think of when I ask you about confidentiality?
health information,whether it is something that is going to curtail my free exercise of speech/conscience,at the library - you don't want to call the husband to tell him that his wife's book how to get a divorce in illinois is in

What influences in our society are changing how we think about privacy?
internet, online anonymity, identity theft, medical identity theft,constant surveillance and ways of fighting back aginst that -- some people put out deliberate disinfo, the government,ease of which information is transmitted on-line, security, etc, drama TV shows,younger folk not realizing or not caring about implications of their very public online life

How do you feel about privacy? What concerns do you have about privacy?
dataaggregation and profiling, use of technology in direction of police state

What types of information could hurt a person if made public?
private lives of politicians can oust them from office, past deeds, medical information,religious belief, sexual orientation, lots of info - when decontextualized - can be damaging

What information about others do you feel you need to know?
depends on context but basically as little as necessary, perhaps odd answer: how well they can write or express themselves, how needy they are, how trustworthy they are and who else knows them

there was an experiment where people were left in a room to watch a baby while the experimenter stepped out 'to get something he forgot for the experiment' and when those people were observed almost all of them checked the diaper to know what gender of kid they were dealing with

What decisions have you made about your privacy? Do you take any actions to protect your privacy?
shred everything from junk mail to bill receipts, don't blog about anything personal, don't use social networking sites,generally assume things are not as private as I'd like, scowl at security cameras

What trade-offs or compromises would you be willing to make with your privacy?
most have been unwilling,don't like giving too much information out, but many businesses require you to give a lot of information to be a customer anymore - if you need their services, you are stuck, some people are not willing to give in to drug testing