Privacy: Exploring the Issues
Suggested Readings, Audio and Video
May 2016
Books 
Intellectual privacy : rethinking civil liberties in the digital age
by Neil Richards

Richards explains the importance of 'intellectual privacy,' protection from surveillance or interference when we are engaged in the processes of generating ideas - thinking, reading, and speaking with confidantes before our ideas are ready for public consumption.  A timely and provocative book on a subject that affects us all, Intellectual Privacy will radically reshape the debate about privacy and free speech in our digital age.
No place to hide : Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state
by Glenn Greenwald

An investigative reporter for The Guardian and best-selling author of With Liberty and Justice for Some presents an assessment of the NSA surveillance scandal that has triggered debates over national security and information privacy to explore its alliances and consequences. 150,000 first printing
Carry on : sound advice from Schneier on security
by Bruce Schneier

A look at the world of twenty-first-century security features over 150 of the author's commentaries on such topics as airport surveillance, cyberterrorism, privacy, and the economics of security
They know everything about you : how data-collecting corporations and snooping government agencies are destroying democracy
by Robert Scheer

Demonstrates how everything from intimate habits and correspondence to phone conversations and friends lists are subject to corporate and government surveillance, citing the significant compromises to democracy posed by "information revolution" practices. By the author of The Great American Stick-up.
Snowden
by Ted Rall

Presents a graphic novel portrait of the controversial whistle-blower and chronicles the ramifications of his actions
The Internet of us : knowing more and understanding less in the age of big data
by Michael P. Lynch

A leading philosopher presents this thought-provoking volume in which he reveals how the modern Internet has distorted not only the way we learn and communicate, but also the very essence of what it means to be human.
The smart girl's guide to privacy : practical tips for staying safe online
by Violet Blue

"Discusses how to protect personal information from online privacy violations. Covers how to set and store secure passwords, monitor online visibility, safely use social media and apps, and create online profiles. Contains emergency instructions for those who have been hacked or had their identity, phone, or laptop stolen"
Privacy in the modern age : the search for solutions
by Marc Rotenberg

The threats to privacy are well known. The contributors to this anthology don't simply describe these problems or warn about the loss of privacy-they propose solutions.  It's a new approach to the privacy debate, one that assumes privacy is worth protecting, that there are solutions to be found, and that the future is not yet known. This volume will be an essential reference for policy makers and researchers, journalists and scholars, and others looking for answers to one of the biggest challenges of our modern day. The premise is clear: there's a problem--let's find a solution.
After Snowden : privacy, secrecy, and security in the information age
by Ronald Goldfarb

Seven experts examine issues surrounding personal privacy and government security exposed by the Edward Snowden leaks, considering Snowden's role as a patriot and traitor, the extent of American privacy rights and the balance between secrecy and security.
Audio and Video
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Explores the disappearance of online privacy, especially in terms of social networks and search engines
 
“Is Privacy Becoming a Luxury Good?”
 
Strata + Hadoop World conference, October 7, 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEfJY3JkacA)
Citizenfour /

A reporter and a documentarian travel to Hong Kong to meet with Edward Snowden
Ai Weiwei

Profiles Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government
 
“The Right to Privacy”
Philosophy Talk radio program, January 27, 2012
with John Perry​
 
 
Articles and Legal Cases 
  • Bill of Rights (Amendments I, IV and XIV)
    www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
  • Katz v. United States
    https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/389/347
  • Riley v. California  https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/13-132
  • Betsy Medgser, “Just Being Black Was Enough to Get Yourself Spied on by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI,” The Nation, January 22, 2014
    www.thenation.com/article/just-being-black-was-enough-get-yourself-spied-j-edgar-hoovers-fbi/
  • Pew Poll on Americans Attitudes toward Privacy
    pewinternet.org/2014/11/12/public-privacy-perceptions/
    www.pewinternet.org/2015/03/16/americans-privacy-strategies-post-snowden/
  • Vaclav Havel, “The Power of the Powerless,” 1978
    vaclavhavel.cz/showtrans.php?cat=eseje&val=2_aj_eseje.html&typ=HTM
  • “Privacy, Definitions of” in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    plato.stanford.edu/entries/privacy/
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