The strange death of private life

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