"I shall rely on two presumptions that flow from the needs and dangers of secrecy.... The first is one of equality. Whatever control over secrecy and openness we conclude is legitimate for some individuals should, in the absence of special considerations, be legitimate for all. My second presumption is in favor of partial individual control over the degree of secrecy or openness about personal matters -- those most indisputably in the private realm.... Such control should extend ... to what people choose to share with one another about themselves... Without the intimacy that such sharing makes possible, human relationships would be impossible." (p.269ab)

"At the same time, however, it is important to avoid any presumption in favor of full control over such matters for individuals. Such full control is not necessary for the needs that I have discussed, and would aggravate the dangers. It would force us to disregard the legitimate claims of those persons who might be injured, betrayed, or ignored as a result of secrets inappropriately kept or revealed." (p.269b)