#127 The History of Privacy in Modern America w/ Sarah Igo
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
The data collection practices of companies such as facebook, google and amazon have led many Americans to wonder if privacy is dead. Though these companies are relatively new, this is far from the first time that Americans have felt their privacy to be under attack. In this episode, we speak with Vanderbilt University's Sarah Igo to learn about the ways that Americans have understood privacy from the advent of "instant photography" in the 1890s to the rise of the internet in the 21st century.
Dr. Sarah E. Igo is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Program in American Studies, as well as the inaugural Faculty Director of E. Bronson Ingram College at Vanderbilt University. Her book, The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America was published by Harvard university Press in 2018.
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