Prisoners at Alcatraz also had basic privacy.

The primary motivation for studying methods of secure computation is to design systems that allow for maximum utility of information without compromising user privacy.

In this and other areas, a delicate balance has to be achieved between the rights of the accused to adduce relevant evidence in his or her defence and concerns about the privacy of the victim and witness and the potential for re victimization in the criminal justice system. The reform of sexual assault laws may have played a role in the increased reporting of crimes of sexual aggression to the police.