Legal Protection of Secrets and Privacy in Information Technology Age

Protecting economic, trade and national secrets and privacy is an important matter of information age worldwide. Legal protections include non-disclosure agreements and work-for-hire and noncompete clauses. The concept of privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves, or information about themselves, and thereby express them selectively. The boundaries and content of what is considered private differ among cultures and individuals, but share common themes. When something is private to a person, it usually means that something is inherently special or sensitive to them. The domain of privacy partially overlaps security (confidentiality), which can include the concepts of appropriate use, as well as protection of information. Privacy may also take the form of bodily integrity. This paper discusses the importance and necessity of protecting these kinds of secrets. Obligation to non-disclosure is one of the main factors in this field which should be discussed.