The continuing drip of revelations about NSA spying continues to provoke outrage around the world. Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore puts that outrage in historical context. She tells The Record's David Hyde that the modern concept of a right to privacy is a relatively new concept. And Lepore says the assertion of privacy rights always follows the rise of new technologies that have already invaded our privacy.
Jill Lepore On NSA Spying, New Technology And History Of Privacy
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