Amanda Hess
How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful
New York Times Magazine, 2017
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The right to privacy is increasingly the domain of those who can afford to pay for it.
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The Internet age – combined with a surge in income inequality – is eroding citizens’ right to privacy. New York Times fellow Amanda Hess outlines how powerful institutions are threatening the hard-won modern conception of privacy as an individual right. Increasingly, privacy is becoming a luxury item that only the rich and powerful can afford. getAbstract recommends this sobering essay to everyone interested in protecting their online details.
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Amanda Hess is a David Carr fellow for The New York Times.
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