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## Vulnerability {#vulnerability}

Sometimes particular groups are classed as “vulnerable” (e.g. children, or the
elderly), but anyone could become privacy vulnerable in a given context.
Sometimes particular groups of people, such as children, or the elderly,
are classified as [=vulnerable people=]. However, any [=person=] could be vulnerable in
one or more contexts, sometimes without realizing it.
A [=person=] may not realise when they disclose personal data that
they are vulnerable or could become vulnerable.
they are vulnerable or could become vulnerable, and an [=actor=] may have
no way of knowing that a person is vulnerable.

Some individuals may be more vulnerable to privacy risks or harm as a result of
collection, misuse, loss or theft of personal data because:
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easily than usual. Among other things, they should
be treated with greater default privacy protections and may be considered unable to
[=consent=] to various interactions with a system.
People can be vulnerable for different reasons, for example because they are children,
are employees with respect to their employers, are facing a steep asymmetry of power,
are people in some situations of intellectual or psychological impairment, are
refugees, etc. See [[[#vulnerability]]].
People can be vulnerable for different reasons, and some people may
be vulnerable in a specific [=context=]. For example, a child might
be vulnerable in many contexts, but a person in a position of power imbalance
with an employer or other [=actor=] might be vulnerable in the contexts
where that actor is also present. See [[[#vulnerability]]].

## Contexts {#context}

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Systems which [=recognize=] people across [=contexts=] need
to be careful not to apply the principles of one [=context=] in ways that
violate the principles around use of information acquired in a different
[=context=]. This is particularly true for [=vulnerable=] people, as
[=context=]. This is particularly true for [=vulnerable people=], as
recognising them in different [=contexts=] may force traits into the open
that reveal their vulnerability. For example, if you meet your therapist at a
party, you expect them to have different discussion topics with you than they
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