Privacy rules also have several attributes (Petronio 2002). Firstly, privacy
rules may become so routine that they form the basis for privacy orientations.
Routinization can be aided by the use of sanctions to control the use of privacy
rules. Nevertheless, these rules are often subject to change. Secondly, we must
manage our individual and collective boundaries. Collective boundaries require
interpersonal coordination (see Petronio 2002, p. 32f, for a discussion of collective
coordination patterns). Thirdly, effective boundary management might fail. For
example, there can be boundary turbulence because a co-owner feels no obligation
to protect the discloser’s private information. Whatever the reason, ineffective
boundary management means that co-owners need to take corrective action to
ensure effective boundary management (Petronio 2002).