# Why Privacy Matters 

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/why-privacy-matters>

**By** Neil Richards, Trevor Burrus

**Published:** April 29, 2022

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Privacy may seem simple, but it’s much harder to define than it seems.

## SUMMARY:

Neil Richards thinks privacy is much more than being left alone. Whatever it is, how do we achieve it in our modern, surveillance filled world, and just as importantly, should we? Is the difference between our revealed and real preferences significant enough to justify companies watching us around the clock?

## FURTHER READING:

[_Why Privacy Matters_](https://www.amazon.com/Why-Privacy-Matters-Neil-Richards/dp/0190939044), by Neil Richards