Personal Privacy Versus People’s Right To Know Part 1
In 2020, COVID-19 began to spread around the world. It is one of the worst global problems since it is a pandemic. Most countries have been struggling with it and going into lockdowns.
Since vaccines have not yet been developed, governments worldwide are dealing with COVID-19 in many ways to prevent infected populations from increasing. Like South Korea, most countries have identified all of the infected people’s routes and quickly informed the public.
However, some infected people argue that it is an act of violating personal freedom.
In this situation, the conflict between personal privacy and the people’s right to know the infected person’s route intensifies. It could be a matter of the right to pursue happiness.
One says that rapidly informing the public about infected people’s routes will lead to public happiness in South Korea. In contrast, the other says that it is significant to guarantee rights even if it is only for a few people. Can we say which is correct or which is wrong?
The Opinion department of the PRESS will explore both sides in a five-part series.
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