Privacy Project
The Source View on the Right to Privacy
– Publications –
Paper “Beyond the Social Value of Privacy”
Lizzy Ventham’s paper “Beyond the Social Value of Privacy” has been accepted for publication by Philosophy and Technology.
Paper “Digital Emotion Detection, Privacy, and the Law”
Leonhard Menges’ and Eva Weber-Guskar’s paper “Digital Emotion Detection, Privacy, and the Law” has been accepted for publication by Philosophy and Technology.
Paper “Climate Change and State Interference: The Case of Privacy”
Leonhard Menges’ paper “Climate Change and State Interference: The Case of Privacy” has been accepted for publication by Philosophical Studies.
Paper “The Right to Privacy and the Deep Self”
Leonhard Menges’ paper “The Right to Privacy and the Deep Self” has been accepted for publication by the Philosophical Quarterly.
– Activities –
Blog post “Three Reasons for Sharing Personal Information on Social Media”
Asja Ahatovic has written a blog post on reasons for sharing personal information on social media (in German).
Workshop “The Philosophy of Privacy 2”
On 22–23 September 2025, the Salzburg Ethics Group organized a second workshop on the philosophy of privacy. Speakers were Asja Ahatovic, Radu Bumbăcea, Laura Hernández, Leonhard Menges, Lauritz Munch, Ashkan Razzaghi, and Elizabeth Ventham. The schedule can be found here.
Workshop “The Philosophy of Privacy”
On 16–17 July 2024, the Salzburg Ethics Group organized a workshop on the philosophy of privacy. Speakers were Asja Ahatovic, Emine Akar, Michele Bocchiola, Germán Gomez & Guillermo Santos, Jumbly Grindrod, Heiner Koch, Peter Königs, Leonhard Menges, Karen Meyer-Seitz, Molly Powell, Aloysius Ventham, and Lizzy Ventham.
Workshop “Privacy and New Technologies”
On 19 January 2024, the Salzburg Ethics Group hosted a workshop on privacy and new technologies with Sven Nyholm and Björn Lundgren.
Salzburg Ethics Group 