A Little Privacy?

Privacy...honestly, just to start this blog, I'm going to  throw out there that privacy is rhetorical. Everyone has their own view of privacy; what exactly it means, and to what extent each person wants it put into affect. To some, privacy is brutally important, while others could care less about their private lives, and in fact want there to be no privacy in their lives at all. Thankfully though, we have the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to at least have some type of broad definition. This dictionary defines privacy as:


1.  a : the quality or state of being apart from company or observation : seclusion

b : freedom from unauthorized intrusion 

2

a: archaic : a place of seclusion

3

a : secrecyb : a private matter : secret

Clearly, privacy can have different meanings. There seems to be a common reaction when people feel that their privacy has been violated, though; horrified, embarrassed, and/or surprised. People don't like feeling that they have been betrayed.
Technology has brought on a whole new wave of betrayal. How many times have we all seen a girl horrified at the fact that one nude picture she sent via cell phone to a boy become widespread to many different people? How many times have we seen Facebook and Myspace accounts get hacked, and many messages and comments become splurged all over the account? How many times have we heard about the debate of whether all phone calls should be wiretapped, and all calls are regulated? How many Youtube videos have we seen that have been of a person secretly recording another person during an embarrassing or terrible moment?
There are many other examples in which people have felt the absolute betrayal of privacy rights dealing with technology. Now what can we do about it? Reject and veto technology? In this day in age, that is almost if not absolutely impossible for a person on the job market or for a teacher. Technology is essential for this generation, but there needs to be some standards or at least some type of ground for ratification. In the end, even though I might find some private Youtube video hilarious, the person who it is about might be appalled and embarrassed of it's circulation, yet have no control whatsoever of who views it. What can we do?