Security vs. Privacy

Securitynoun

(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.

Securitynoun

(countable) Something that secures.

Securitynoun

An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.

Securitynoun

(legal) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.

Securitynoun

(legal) Freedom from apprehension.

Securitynoun

A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock.W

Securitynoun

(finance) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.

Securitynoun

(finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.

Securitynoun

A guarantee.

Securitynoun

(obsolete) Carelessness; negligence.

Securitynoun

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

Securitynoun

Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.

Securitynoun

That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense.

Securitynoun

Freedom from risk; safety.

Securitynoun

One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation.

Securitynoun

An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.

Securitynoun

the state of being free from danger or injury;

Securitynoun

a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends;

Securitynoun

a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers;

Securitynoun

measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.;

Securitynoun

defense against financial failure; financial independence;

Securitynoun

freedom from anxiety or fear;

Securitynoun

an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

Securitynoun

property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation;

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a guarantee that an obligation will be met

Security

Security is freedom from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social groups, objects and institutions, ecosystems or any other entity or phenomenon vulnerable to unwanted change.

Privacynoun

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

Privacynoun

(uncountable) Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one private life.

Privacynoun

(uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.

Privacynoun

A place of seclusion.

Privacynoun

A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.; Privity.

Privacynoun

(obsolete) Secrecy.

Privacynoun

A private matter; a secret.

Privacynoun

The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

Privacynoun

A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.

Privacynoun

Concealment of what is said or done.

Privacynoun

A private matter; a secret.

Privacynoun

See Privity, 2.

Privacynoun

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

Privacynoun

the condition of being concealed or hidden

Privacynoun

a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people

Privacynoun

the state of being free from public attention

Privacy

Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. When something is private to a person, it usually means that something is inherently special or sensitive to them.