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==Etymology== The word privacy is derived from the Latin word and concept of β''[[privatus]]''β, which referred to things set apart from what is public; personal and belonging to oneself, and not to the state.<ref name=privatus>{{citation|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/privacy |access-date= November 18, 2020|date= November 17, 2020|work= [[Online Etymology Dictionary|Etymology Dictionary]]|title= privacy (n.) }}</ref> Literally, β''privatus''β is the past participle of the Latin verb β''privere''β meaning βto be deprived ofβ.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Alibeigi |first1=Ali |last2=Munir |first2=Abu Bakar |last3=Karim |first3=Md. Ershadul |date=2019 |title=Right to Privacy, A Complicated Concept to Review |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3537968 |journal=SSRN Electronic Journal |doi=10.2139/ssrn.3537968 |issn=1556-5068}}</ref>
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