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Zero Privacy: Culture

A society where such a lack of privacy is possible will not devolve into a zero-privacy society, but rather into a society where privacy becomes a luxury good. … That is one reason I arrived at the privacy-as-a-luxury-good. Privacy is a very recent invention to begin with. …
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What is the earliest point in history that Big Brother could exist?

Others already pointed you to earlier examples of surveillance, but one I find particularly noteworthy is the Puritans in the 17th century colonies. They had a prohibition on anybody living alone, bec …
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