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kleinbl00 · 3900 days ago · link · · parent · post: Lil's Book of Questions: What's the Difference Between Secrecy and Privacy?
The difference is trust. If I trust you, I'm giving you privacy. If I don't trust you, you're conducting something in secrecy. If we trust our fellow citizens, we grant them privacy. If we distrust our fellow citizens, we question their secrecy. You are my friend. What you do in your bedroom is private. You are my enemy. What you do in your bedroom is secret. "Privacy" is a goal. "Secrecy" is a slander. The difference is that the first is something done between friends while the second is done between people who have no trust in each other. After all, a "secret exchange" is just someone else's "private correspondence."