The Known Citizen
by Sarah E. Igo · first published 2018
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"Every day, Americans make decisions about their privacy: what to share and when, how much to expose and to whom. Securing the boundary between one's private affairs and public identity has become a central task of citizenship. How did privacy come to loom so large in American life? Sarah Igo tracks this elusive social value across the twentieth century, as individuals questioned how they would, and should, be known by their own society. Privacy was not always a matter of public import. But beginning in the late nineteenth century, as corporate industry, social institutions, and the federal go
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Not a bad article at all. A big chunk of it is a review of "The Known Citizen A History of Privacy in Modern America" by Sarah E. Igo I like this quote: "This means the freedom to choose what to do with your body, or who can see your personal information, or who can monitor your…
on “Why Do We Care So Much About Privacy?” ↗This is a review of Sarah E. Igo's recent book, The Known Citizen. Book detail: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674737501 Podcast: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/1... Youtube: FPF Privacy Book Club - The Known Citizen…
on “In America's Panopticon” ↗