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In the early 1970s, the idea of a private life – that citizens ought to be left alone by the state – began to disappear. In this audio essay, Tiffany Jenkins argues that we should mourn its absence. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-strange-death-of-private-life/.
Image: 1930s poster for the London Underground. Credit: Alamy
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