LEADER 05474nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910959954003321 005 20251116182031.0 010 $a0-8070-9752-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001078446 035 $a(OCoLC)646839611 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10340976 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000334612 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11259938 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000334612 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10279483 035 $a(PQKB)11078732 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3118066 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6075714 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3118066 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10340976 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL489681 035 $a(OCoLC)922968029 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6075714 035 $a(BIP)30111581 035 $a(BIP)26940201 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001078446 100 $a20090310d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican privacy $ethe 400-year history of our most contested right /$fFrederick S. Lane 210 $aBoston, Mass. $cBeacon Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (302 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8070-4441-5 311 08$a1-299-58431-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- American Privacy -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Declaration of Privacy -- 2. Postal Politics, Purity, and Privacy -- 3. Population, Punch Cards, and Privacy -- 4. Privacy in State Courts and Legislatures -- 5. No More Gentlemen: The Rise of Governmental Espionage -- 6. The Peeping Toms of Public Life -- 7. The Great Red Threats to Privacy: Credit Cards and Communism -- 8. Privacy's Golden Hour: The Warren Court -- 9. "Toward Freedom from Fear": The Privacy versus Security Debate Intensifies -- 10. The Phantom Delete Key: The Incredible Durability of Data -- 11. No PC Is an Island: The Rise of Online Communities -- 12. Electronic Exhibitionism and Voyeurism: Privacy in a Webbed World -- Conclusion: The Perilous State of Privacy -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aAs America reacts to Edward Snowden's leaks about NSA surveillance, American Privacy offers a timely look at  our national experience with the right to privacy.  "The history of America is the history of the right to privacy," writes Frederick S. Lane in this vivid and penetrating exploration of our most hotly debated constitutional right. From Governor William Bradford opening colonists' mail bound for England, to President George W. Bush's expansive domestic wiretapping, the motivations behind government surveillance have changed little despite rapid advances in communications technology. Yet all too often, American citizens have been their own worst enemies when it comes to protecting privacy, compliantly forgoing civil liberties in extreme times of war as well as for everyday consumer conveniences. Each of us now contributes to an ever-evolving electronic dossier of online shopping sprees, photo albums, health records, and political contributions, accessible to almost anyone who cares to look. In a digitized world where data lives forever, Lane urges us to consider whether privacy is even a possibility. How did we arrive at this breaking point?   American Privacy traces the lineage of cultural norms and legal mandates that have swirled around the Fourth Amendment since its adoption. In 1873, the introduction of postcards split American opinion of public propriety. Over a century later, Twitter takes its place on the spectrum of human connection. Between these two nodes, Anthony Comstock waged a moral crusade against obscene literature, George Orwell penned 1984 , Joseph McCarthy hunted Communists and "perverts," President Richard Nixon surveilled himself right out of office, and the Supreme Court of the United States issued its most influential legal opinions concerning the right to privacy to date. Captured here, these historic snapshots add up to a lively narration of privacy's champions and challengers. Legally, technologically, and historically grounded, American Privacy concludes with a call for Congress to recognize how innovation and infringement go hand-in-hand, and a challenge to citizens to protect privacy before it is lost completely. 606 $aPrivacy, Right of$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aGovernment information$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aConfidential communications$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aData protection$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aDisclosure of information$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aElectronic surveillance$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aEavesdropping$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 615 0$aPrivacy, Right of$xHistory. 615 0$aGovernment information$xHistory. 615 0$aConfidential communications$xHistory. 615 0$aData protection$xLaw and legislation$xHistory. 615 0$aDisclosure of information$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aElectronic surveillance$xGovernment policy 615 0$aEavesdropping$xGovernment policy 676 $a342.7308/58 700 $aLane$b Frederick S.$f1963-$01861555 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959954003321 996 $aAmerican privacy$94477957 997 $aUNINA