According to the article excerpted in the text entitled, "The Functions of Privacy," by Alan Westin, privacy has several functions in today's society.

These include:

a)Total freedom in the private life with no consequences to the work life.

b)The ability to vent anger at authority without being held responsible.

c)The ability to post critical information on the Internet without consequences at work.

d)The ability to spend time quietly analyzing the actions and reactions of other people.