Privacy and Security

Privacy

Privacy noun - The state of being alone or kept apart from others.

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Security and privacy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Security" instead a noun "Privacy".

Nearby Words: private, privately

Security noun - Means or method of defending.

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Privacy and security are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Privacy" instead a noun "Security".

Nearby Words: secure, securely

human	human privacy	human security
physical	physical privacy	physical security
complete	complete privacy	complete security
relative	relative privacy	relative security
Other adjectives: little, personal, extra, additional, added.

In the Nero Wolfe novels by Rex Stout, Archie (the narrator) occasionally hints at previous cases that he'll "write about later", or that "can't be revealed for reasons of privacy/security".

Source: Noodle Incident / Literature
Protest Song: Massive Attack has occasionally veered into more political territory since 100th Window, whose title is itself an allusion to a book on Internet security and privacy.

Source: Music / Massive Attack
The first-person protagonist mentions that "controlled-access architecture" is nothing unusual in this 20 Minutes into the Future world, as hotels use them for guests who need extra security and privacy.

Source: Missing Floor

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