noun · neutral
privacy
UK/ˈprɪvəsi/US/ˈpraɪvəsi/PRI·va·cy
The state or right of being free from public attention or intrusion into one's personal life or information.
Examples
“Many people worry about online privacy when using social media.”
“The company was fined for violating customers' privacy.”
“Privacy laws aim to protect personal data from misuse.”
Band 8 sentence
“Trong thế giới kết nối chặt chẽ ngày nay, quyền riêng tư trực tuyến trở nên cấp bách hơn bao giờ hết khi các công ty công nghệ thu thập dữ liệu cá nhân để phục vụ quảng cáo mục tiêu, đặt ra nhiều câu hỏi đạo đức nghiêm túc.”
Collocations
- right to privacy
- online privacy
- invade someone's privacy
Word family
Common mistakes
many privacies→privacy / aspects of privacy
my private was invaded→my privacy was invaded
Say it for a higher band
5secret→6private life→7+privacy
Synonyms
confidentiality
secrecy
Easily confused
confidentiality
“As a counsellor, I must protect client confidentiality at all times.”
secrecy
“The secrecy surrounding the report made it difficult for citizens to trust the authorities.”
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