A History of Privacy

Minimalist · Dec 1, 2015

This New Yorker article traces the history of privacy from the mid 1800s to today:

As a matter of historical analysis, the relationship between secrecy and privacy can be stated in an axiom: the defense of privacy follows, and never precedes, the emergence of new technologies for the exposure of secrets. In other words, the case for privacy always comes too late. The horse is out of the barn. The post office has opened your mail. Your photograph is on Facebook. Google already knows that, notwithstanding your demographic, you hate kale.
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https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/11/a_history_of_pr.html

mirimir · Dec 3, 2015

"Google already knows that, notwithstanding your demographic, you hate kale."

But you can always create new online personas who love kale

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