The subjective category of privacy harm is the 
unwanted perception of observation. This category 
describes unwelcome mental states – anxiety, 
embarrassment, fear – that stem from the belief 
that one is being watched or monitored. Examples 
include everything from a landlord listening in 
on his tenants to generalized government surveillance.

The objective category of privacy harm is the 
unanticipated or coerced use of information 
concerning a person against that person. These 
are negative, external actions justified by 
reference to personal information. Examples 
include identity theft, the leaking of classified 
information that reveals an undercover agent, and 
the use of a drunk-driving suspect’s blood as evidence against him.

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