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Defining Privacy—and Then Getting Rid of It
The beginnings of the end of private life in the late nineteenth century.
by
Sarah E. Igo
via
Lapham’s Quarterly
on
May 15, 2018
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The Equifax Breach Has Potentially Catastrophic Consequences
Credit reporting companies' immense power and lack of transparency puts consumers at risk.
by
Sarah E. Igo
via
Made By History
on
September 26, 2017
Book
The Known Citizen
: A History of Privacy in Modern America
Sarah E. Igo
2018
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In America's Panopticon
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60 Years Ago, Congress Warned Us About the Surveillance State. What Happened?
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The Problems with Polls
Political polling’s greatest achievement is its complete co-opting of our understanding of public opinion, which we can no longer imagine without it.
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Overexposed
What happened to privacy when Americans gained easy access to cameras in the Gilded Age?
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Numbering the Dead
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