Commentators on privacy, who do not readily agree about many things, widely affirm that privacy cannot be upheld as an 'absolute' value.By this we mean (I by no means exclude myself) that we must recognize situations where considerations of privacy must necessarily and legitimately be subordinated to other values.Defenders of confidentiality in doctor-patient communications, for example, still accept the need for physicians to report cases of highly-communicable diseases.Or, strong upholders of Fourth Amendment st…