The Moral Limits of Transparency: Privacy, Censorship, and Access to Information
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Many people agree that transparency is essential to social responsibility, ethical business practices, and democratic governance. Its moral worth is not unqualified, nevertheless. Overzealous openness can undermine valid privacy rights, open doors for harm, and defend repressive tactics under the guise of safety. The ethical limits of transparency are examined in this essay, with particular attention to how they interact with information access and privacy rights. Through philosophical analysis and case studies, the research investigates when transparency serves the public good and when it becomes ethically problematic. Along with current discussions on corporate disclosure, state secrecy, and censorship in the digital age, the discussion takes into account theories like deontological ethics, utilitarianism, and virtue ethics
Authors: Bhungia, Ditu, Dutta, Sonali, Das, Subarna Kumar
Institution: Jadavpur University
Language: English
Topic: Law, Rights, and Freedoms
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7081907184
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