> Doug Franklin wrote: > > I've seen a commentary or two lately that claim, with some historical > backing, that personal privacy was an aberration of Western > society in the 19th and 20th centuries, as > compared to the rest of human history.
In what way I ask. There's certainly much I don't know. Are you referring to the concept of personal privacy or the state of personal privacy (i.e. the ease with which it can be invaded and trampled upon)? I understand privacy can be invaded in any number of ways, but never in human history have major portions of populations, via technology, enabled powers to clandestinely track them, including their whereabouts, contacts, purchases, transactions, etc. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
