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Life after Privacy
Reclaiming Democracy in a Surveillance Society
Paperback | 8 September 2020
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In this highly original work, Firmin DeBrabander begins with this premise and asks how we can ensure and protect our freedom in the absence of privacy. Can--and should--we rally anew to support this institution? Is privacy so important to political liberty after all? DeBrabander makes the case that privacy is a poor foundation for democracy, that it is a relatively new value that has been rarely enjoyed throughout history--but constantly persecuted--and politically and philosophically suspect. The vitality of the public realm, he argues, is far more significant to the health of our democracy, but is equally endangered--and often overlooked--in the digital age.
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'In 2020, more so than in 1984, the Big Brother is watching you. But does this really matter? - asks Firmin DeBrabander's pungent new book. Ranging from intellectual history to contemporary economics, from Big Data to Big Politics, from confession to contestation, Life After Privacy argues that we should finally begin caring for the public realm, rather than obsessing about intrusions into the private domain, which is something of a political fiction. If there is a work with the potential to reframe the very terms of the current debate on privacy, it is the one you are now holding in your hands!' Michael Marder, author of Political Categories: Thinking Beyond Concepts
'This book makes accessible a counter-intuitive (perhaps even seemingly-contrarian) argument about privacy that deserves a hearing. Not all readers will agree with DeBrabander's conclusion that privacy is pretty much dead. But this is a view murmured often enough in Silicon Valley to warrant serious attention. DeBrabander understands our skepticisms but skillfully argues that we are inexorably drawn to this conclusion nonetheless. Those who care deeply about privacy, as well as those who look forward to the transparent society, will learn much from this book's subtle arguments. And remember: the best philosophy books are the ones that strike you as implausible by their title but leave you convinced after you've read them.' Colin Koopman, author of How We Became Our Data
'Life After Privacy does a good job of setting our angst in a historical or philosophical setting.' Richard Waters, Financial Times
'This is public philosophy at its best.' Paul Showler, LSE Review of Books
'... if you are interested in contemporary debates over surveillance or data, this book will serve you well. Indeed, it is likely to generate some much-needed soul-searching, or perhaps even the deletion of an app or two. It will also be a valuable read for anyone keen to think through the relationship between democracy and the public sphere ...' Everet Smith , Ethics and Information Technology
ISBN: 9781108811910
ISBN-10: 1108811914
Published: 8th September 2020
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 180
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.3
Weight (kg): 0.27
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