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The utilitarian view holds that individual rights to privacy or right to control information about oneself may be outweighed in cases where:

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Public safety is at risk.

Utilitarianism is a set of consequentialist ethical theories that promote actions that will maximize well-being and happiness for the ones involved. It emphasizes producing the greatest good for the greatest number. From an utilitarian perspective, rights to privacy or to hold information about oneself may be outweighed in cases where public safety is at risk.

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