December 5, 2021
Published by: @McJulez
While studying one of my accounting subjects, Auditing Theory, I came across the principle of confidentiality. As I learned about its application on my chosen profession, I also realized how important it is in life, in general.
According to the Ethics Code, confidentiality is an ethical principle that serves the public interest because it facilitates the free flow of information. One should respect the confidentiality of information as there are some things we are not allowed to disclose to third parties. The information that we may share can endanger the business and other persons involved. One should be ethical and wise enough to know the consequences of such disclosure.
This principle teaches us that there are things we cannot share in professional context. But, it should also be one of the principles we stand by even in casual contexts in life. We should apply confidentiality in other things, not only in business and profession.
We should uphold confidentiality and maintain privacy in all contexts.
I have noticed that this is something we seem to forget over time. We are in an information age after all. Information is so easy to access and almost available to everyone. But that does not mean that we are all entitled to know of all information that are offered to us and then share it to others.
We must always remember that there are things that we should not know. We must remind ourselves that there are things we do not have the right to share. We must never forget to respect other people.
Knowing what confidentiality means is not enough. Knowing does not equate to doing. We have to know how we can really apply it in real life.
I think we should emphasize the importance of confidentiality in contexts of gossips. Almost everyone loves gossips. We are interested on other people’s stories and sometimes, it does not matter even if it is not true or not. The excitement we feel whenever we know something interesting hypes us that we also tend to share that excitement with each other. Even when such story is not even confirmed, we just share it.
We may forget that it might destroy other people. We should keep in mind that we should not spread information that are not confirmed. As human beings, we have to respect each other’s life. You really do not have any concrete reason for it. It is just the right thing to do, even when you do not like the other person. We may hate them but it is so low of us to spread wrong things about them. We would not want to be a lame villain.
This is so true when it comes to gossips about celebrities and other famous people. Just because they are public figures, that does not mean we can say anything about them. They are human beings too. Those news we read about them may be public. But, those may also be details about their personal life. We have to respect their privacy. Let us not make a situation blow off by sharing them in different platforms, posting speculations and voicing out opinions that may not help at all on social media. There are times when silence is the best thing we can do.
Another thing, we may forget that we actually do not have the right to share such things. Even when they are true, that does not give us the go pass to spread it. Just because we know it, that does not mean we are allowed to let other people know it too. In our circle of friends, one friend may have trusted and told us something. We have to keep it on ourselves and not share us to our mutual friends, unless consented. But, it is better to be a good friend who can respect and who can be trusted.
Confidentiality is really about being trustworthy. It is in our best interests that we know how to keep things that should be kept. Sure, there are things that we have to let others know. We must be careful in deciding on such matters about disclosure. We should not always be confident in sharing information. Sometimes, we have to be confidential. Confidentiality is about respect. And respect is the not so secret ingredient of keeping a secret. We must always have that.
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Ang hirap kasi sakin eh lagi ako nangshashare ng info about me. Hays di ako marunong magsabi ng secret ganon kapag may nagtatanong except sa mga dapat talaga iprivate.
Pero kahit naman na iprivate mo, meron at meron padin mga memosa na gagawa ng kwento.