4) Coordinating Mutual Privacy Boundaries

Co-owners of private information needed to negotiate mutually agreeable privacy rules about telling others

Moving from descriptive to perspective privacy boundaries co-owners share because they have negotiated common privacy rules

Mutual privacy boundaries synchronized collective boundary that co-owner share because they have negotiated common privacy rules

When receiving information about someone, Peronio says things about yourself are a good steward or protective guardian of the information

Boundary ownership- not all 50/50, one person thinks to have more ownership over information and control if how it's used. (this is usually originally owners)

Three Boundaries

• Shareholder- Committed to handling private information according to original owners privacy
• Deliberate confidant- Recipient who sought out private information. (Doctor, Lawyer, act.)
• Reluctant Confidant- co-owners of private information who did not seek it or want it.

Boundary Linkage- Alliance formed by co-owners or private information as to who else should be able to know. 

     This can happen when there are complications with the issue and they may need to tell someone else because of stress. An example of this is when a friend tells you they are feeling suicidal but tells you NOT to tell anyone else. You can feel like you have to tell someone else because there is nothing you can do and it is stressing you out. But do not know what to do in sake of your friend and not wanting to lose their trust. 

Boundary Permeability- Extent to which a boundary permits private info to go to 3rd parties.

• This information is often not told because public revelation would be highly embarrassing for   those in inner circles