On the end of privacy : dissolving boundaries in a screen-centric world / Richard E. Miller.
| Author/creator | Miller, Richard E., 1961- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Composition, literacy, and culture Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture. ^A299123 |
| Contents | On chance, distraction, and the prepared mind -- On the persistence of the digital past -- On willful ignorance -- On the private pleasures of looking -- On getting caught in the act -- On the mundanity of cruelty -- On virtual communities and embodied realities -- On viewing parties -- On suicide -- On bullies, bullying, and fault-finding -- On guilt -- On meaningfulness -- Coda: On already out-of-date updates -- Biography by chapter -- Index. |
| Abstract | In preparation for this book, and to better understand our screen-based, digital world, Miller only accessed information online for seven years. On the End of Privacy explores how literacy is transformed by online technology that lets us instantly publish anything that we can see or hear. Miller examines the 2010 suicide of Tyler Clementi, a young college student who jumped off the George Washington Bridge after he discovered that his roommate spied on him via webcam. With access to the text messages, tweets, and chatroom posts of those directly involved in this tragedy, Miller asks: why did no one intervene to stop the spying? Searching for an answer to that question leads Miller to online porn sites, the invention of Facebook, the court-martial of Chelsea Manning, the contents of Hillary Clinton's email server, Anthony Weiner's sexted images, Chatroulette, and more as he maps out the changing norms governing privacy in the digital age. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, March 1, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 0822965682 9780822965688 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780822986515 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0822986515 (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | 22573/ctvf6jbwn JSTOR |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |