The Myth of the 'Transparent Society'

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The Myth of the 'Transparent Society'

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Scanned by: Marisa Vitols over 5 years ago

Interesting piece by Bruce Schneier confronting theories by David Brin and other proponents of a transparent society "because it ignores the crucial dissimilarity of power. You cannot evaluate the value of privacy and disclosure unless you account for the relative power levels of the discloser and the disclosee."

Type: Theory | Also: Privacy |

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