Making Messages Private: The Formation of Postal Privacy and Its Relevance for Digital Surveillance.
In: Information & Culture, Jg. 54 (2019-04-01), Heft 2, S. 133-158
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This article examines the establishment of privacy in mediated communications in the United States. The Post Office Act of 1792, which transformed the informational environment by formalizing a nationwide communications network, banned letter opening, a norm that became the cornerstone of American privacy law. The article analyzes the circumstances that led to the articulation of this norm, contending that it rested on two pillars: a civic rationale that rejected government interference in personal communications, and a commercial rationale that prioritized user trust and market expansion. A comparison between the eighteenth-century discourse and current debates over digital surveillance is offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Making Messages Private: The Formation of Postal Privacy and Its Relevance for Digital Surveillance.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Nechushtai, Efrat |
Zeitschrift: | Information & Culture, Jg. 54 (2019-04-01), Heft 2, S. 133-158 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2164-8034 (print) |
DOI: | 10.7560/ic54201 |
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