This is simply a 'catch-all' proposal for improved privacy. There are a few implementations on the Jira already and I'd like to link to all of them. They each have their advantages/disadvantages so votes are spread out when really they're all voting for the same issue (or not voting at all because someone doesn't like any of the implementations suggested).

However, this is basically a combination of all proposals to say; we want better privacy!

We don't care what the end solution is, it would be nice to have one of the more flexible/useful proposals implemented, but if it's just not going to happen then something more basic is fine. But the issue is that we need SOMETHING.

Please vote for this proposal if you want privacy in any form, and leave a comment if you prefer a specific solution. Also feel free to link this to any proposals that are relevant but currently missing.

Since this gets a lot of rebutal in the forums, here are some of the valid reasons we want this:
 1. - So we can build in peace or without someone seeing our latest products in development!
 2. - So we can chat with nearby friends without having to use IMs. I can see them on the bloody screen, I should be able to just talk to them!
 3. - So our homes remain OURS. I don't want people wandering around my house uninvited, whether I'm there or not is irrelevant
 4. - So our property remains OURS! I put up my TV for me, not for anyone to wander in and watch, sitting on my chairs, messing with my interactive bookcases etc. etc.
 5. - No spying! The whole age-verification thing is proof that we can't take privacy for granted. Yes the people involved may have deserved punishment for it, but the idea of a reporter who was snooping on those people is much more worrying, whether I'm actually doing anything wrong or not is irrelevant. It's like having someone come up to your window and staring in, except that in SL we can't see them do it!
 6. - We've been bloody asking for it for years!