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The power of secrets and life on Islands Of PrivacyCreative Commons Image Lauren Manning under CC-BY licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Dr Christena Nippert-Eng (Guest)

02 August 2011

Our secrets, and how we choose to share them, form a type of currency, which can make loss of privacy an attack on how we... Read more : The power of secrets and life on Islands Of Privacy

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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Private lives and cellphone parentsCreative Commons Image Waltjabsco under CC-BY-NC-ND

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

20 July 2011

Laurie Taylor and guests consider intrusions into privacy, and parenting-by-phone. Read more : OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Private lives and cellphone parents

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No privacy, please?Creative Commons Image Reidrac under CC-BY-SA

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

20 July 2011

While the world worries about phone hacking, have we let privacy slide away by accident? Read more : No privacy, please?

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Privacy in a connected world Featuring: audio, William Attard Mccarthy | Dreamstime.com

By Gareth Mitchell (Guest), Professor Jeff Jarvis (Guest), Andrew Keen (Guest)

19 April 2011

Unless you live in a cave, your privacy will be affected by digital technology. Jeff Jarvis and Andrew Keen agree on this; the question is... Read more : Privacy in a connected world

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OU on the BBC: Click - Openness and privacyIgor Aronov | Dreamstime.com

By Click on BBC World Service (The Open University)

19 April 2011

In a rush to openness, have we abandoned our privacy? The programme that was once Digital Planet investigates... Read more : OU on the BBC: Click - Openness and privacy

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The Virtual Revolution: Themes and alternative readingsCreative Commons Image kthread under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By David Chapman (The Open University)

08 March 2010

David Chapman's final thoughts on The Virtual Revolution. Read more : The Virtual Revolution: Themes and alternative readings

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A sharing society Featuring: video,audio, Production team

By Al Gore (Guest), Blaine Price (The Open University)

18 February 2010

Former American vice-president Al Gore is enthusiastic, but Blaine Price warns there are risks alongside the opportunities offered in a sharing society. Read more : A sharing society

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Blocking your browsers or checking your knickers: On technology, privacy and anonymityCreative Commons Image Jurvetson under CC-BY licence

By Ray Corrigan (The Open University)

05 February 2010

Ray Corrigan asks if we're not a little too quick to condemn China's attitude to privacy when our own use of technology might go a... Read more : Blocking your browsers or checking your knickers: On technology, privacy and anonymity

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Royalty: A 1950s obsession Featuring: audio, MichaelPead via Wikimedia

By Dr Barry Dackombe (The Open University), Linton Andrews (Guest)

20 May 2009

Against a background of post-war rationing and austerity, the Royal Family provided a natural fascination. In his position on the Press Council (which in his... Read more : Royalty: A 1950s obsession

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Why you might end up paying for privacyCopyrighted Image The Open University

By Mike Richards (The Open University)

18 April 2008

The emergence of Phorm, the targeted advertising company, has given ISPs and internet users a stark choice between privacy and price. Read more : Why you might end up paying for privacy

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Pages tagged as Privacy

The power of secrets and life on Islands Of PrivacyCreative Commons Image Lauren Manning under CC-BY licence

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Private lives and cellphone parentsCreative Commons Image Waltjabsco under CC-BY-NC-ND

No privacy, please?Creative Commons Image Reidrac under CC-BY-SA

Privacy in a connected world Featuring: audio, William Attard Mccarthy | Dreamstime.com

OU on the BBC: Click - Openness and privacyIgor Aronov | Dreamstime.com

The Virtual Revolution: Themes and alternative readingsCreative Commons Image kthread under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

A sharing society Featuring: video,audio, Production team

Blocking your browsers or checking your knickers: On technology, privacy and anonymityCreative Commons Image Jurvetson under CC-BY licence

Royalty: A 1950s obsession Featuring: audio, MichaelPead via Wikimedia

Why you might end up paying for privacyCopyrighted Image The Open University