Abstract

This article provides an overview of intimate threats: a class of privacy threats that can arise within our families, romantic partnerships, close friendships, and caregiving relationships. Many common assumptions about privacy are upended in the context of these relationships, and many otherwise effective protective measures fail when applied to intimate threats. Those closest to us know the answers to our secret questions, have access to our devices, and can exercise coercive power over us. We survey a range of intimate relationships and describe their common features. Based on these features, we explore implications for both technical privacy design and policy, and offer design recommendations for ameliorating intimate privacy risks.

中文翻译：

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亲密关系中的隐私威胁

摘要

本文概述了亲密威胁：在我们的家庭，浪漫的伴侣关系，亲密的友谊和护理关系中可能出现的一类隐私威胁。在这些关系的背景下，关于隐私的许多常见假设被颠倒了，而当应用于亲密威胁时，许多其他有效的保护措施也将失效。距离我们最近的人知道我们的秘密问题的答案，可以使用我们的设备，并且可以对我们行使强制力。我们调查了一系列亲密关系并描述了它们的共同特征。基于这些功能，我们探索了对技术隐私设计和政策的影响，并提供了设计建议以减轻亲密的隐私风险。