TED-Ed: Is safety worth the loss of privacy? | Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez

The video discusses a government plan to assign driver credit scores to improve road safety by rewarding good driving and penalizing reckless behavior. This plan raises privacy concerns as it involves extensive surveillance. Philosophical perspectives on privacy, including those of Plato and Ruth Gavison, are explored, highlighting the tension between individual freedom and societal good. The video questions the intrinsic value of privacy and its role in democracy.

What is Plato's perspective on justice in relation to individual rights?

In what ways might privacy be considered essential for democracy according to Ruth Gavison?

What arguments does Judith Jarvis Thompson present regarding the right to privacy?