Sissela Bok | The Limits of Confidentiality
Bok discusses the professional and institutional complexities surrounding the principle of confidentiality that have arisen since the days when it generally concerned one client and one professional. Four premises underlie the principle, which, when ignored, can lead to abuse and injury to the client. These four can, however, be legitimately overridden when the individual's right to secrecy is undermined by the society's right to information.
-At its worst, states Bok, confidentiality can be used as a cover-up of dangerous practices to

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Confidentiality can be misused to deflect public attention from dangerous practices, hiding them from scrutiny.

Sissela Bok | the Limits of Confidentiality