privacy

Everyday

1. Being away from other people so they cannot see or hear you: "the privacy of your bedroom". tree →
2. Keeping your personal information, like your address, passwords or photos, safe from people who should not have it. tree →

In the lessons

In online safety lessons pupils learn to protect their privacy: not sharing their full name, address, school or passwords, and using privacy settings. In everyday life people need privacy in the bathroom or when changing. Phrases: privacy settings, respect someone's privacy, in privacy, invasion of privacy.

Examples

• Please knock to give your sister some privacy. tree →
• Check the privacy settings on the game before you play. tree →
• Never share your password, so you keep your privacy online. tree →
• Reading someone else's diary does not respect their privacy. tree →
• The changing rooms have curtains for privacy. tree →
• The app asked for our address, so Dad checked its privacy rules. tree →
• Everyone has a right to privacy. tree →

Note

Uncountable: "some privacy", not "a privacy". The adjective is "private". Pronounced "PRIV-a-see" in the UK and "PRY-va-see" in the USA. Safety: keeping your privacy online means not telling strangers where you live or go to school. Privacy does not mean keeping secrets that hurt you; tell a trusted adult about anything that worries you.