Most of us perhaps have once come across a person in the street, who walk towards you directly with piles of questionnaires in hand. Wearing a sweet smile, she would show you a questionnaire and asked whether you have the time to answer the questions politely. At the same time, she may say:" Just a few simple questions and it will only take you a few minutes. Once you finish it, you can get a mysterious gift."
Generally, the questionnaires involve some simple aspects like your name, age and gender. However, some questionnaires may have some sensitive questions, such as your salary, occupation and telephone number. Perhaps some people think these information are not very important because others can do nothing bad to them, or the mysterious gifts are too attractive, so they accept it without hesitation. But have they ever thought that these are their personal information and something you should keep to yourself? It should not be told to strangers easily in case that something unexpected happens.
Also I think that privacy not only exists between you and strangers, but also exists between you and acquaintance, even our parents. Once one of my friends complained to me that her mother always check her backpack without her permission. She was very upset and felt that her mother did not believe her. She was confused whether her privacy was violated or not. Parents always want to try their best to educate their children in order to let them become excellent persons. But from my perspective, parents should give their children some space to grow up by themselves and children have their own right to protect their privacy.
In summary, I think we should consider in other people's positions carefully before we do something involving others' rights. Privacy is a sensitive issue, we may offend it incautiously and cause a big trouble.
haha, referring to our privacy, we should keep it seriously. when my mother checked my backpack ,i always pointed it out that she had no rights to do that. however, each time ,she made excuses. though i knew she just cared about me, i still felt angry . really have no idea what to do . however, now she could not any more . haha
ReplyDeleteI quite agree with you. There is always something that we do not want others know, so are other people. When we do something we should stand in other's position, do not to hurt them.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that my parents respect my privacy that they hardly check my belongings without my permission. However, once they demand to see my bag, I am willing to let them do so because I understand they just care about me. I think we should consider more from others' positions and make efficient communication, so that a lot of problems and troubles can be avoided.
ReplyDeleteWe need to find ways to protect our privacy.It is not because we have some bad things to hide ,but we have own secrets and do not want others know.However, whenever we do things we also need to consider about others’ feelings. We need to try our best to lead a harmony life with each other and I think we should tolerate each other more.
ReplyDeleteActually I have participated the survey and handed them to people before. Yes, some questions are hard to accept, and the purpose is to earn money... So I decide not to do this anymore. Agree with your idea!
ReplyDeleteIt is alright to participate in a survey if the questions do not specifically ask for your age, address and identification number. As for the other aspect of privacy which you raised, I feel that privacy goes hand-in-hand with respect. Respect has to be earned irrespective of the kind of relationship - family, friends or strangers.
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