| Privacy is no longer prized by humans Mark Andrejevic, a professor of communication studies at the University of Iowa at Iowa City, writes that reality shows like Big Brother and Survivor glamorize the intrusiveness of the surveillance state, presenting it as “one of the hip attributes of the contemporary world,” “an entrée into the world of wealth and celebrity,” and even a moral good. Meanwhile the key to modern computers is privacy...preventing hackers from breaking in. The use of FaceBook by young people more than older people signifies that the young are less concerned with privacy than was traditionally the case. Is the world of celebrity attracting the young to participate in public display more than the older generation? Are the youth attracted to reality shows, hip-hop stars and American Idol stars? Are the youth integrating with the internet? Next |
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