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What does it mean?
Sterling argues that privacy requires awareness and literacy, not just ignorance of monitoring.
In plain terms
True privacy needs knowledge, not just not knowing you are watched.
What can you take from it?
Privacy requires informed awareness, not just ignorance.

Where it applies

  • digital rights
  • privacy policy
  • education

Putting it to work

  • educate users
  • audit privacy laws
  • promote literacy

Questions to consider

  • What is true privacy?
  • Does ignorance protect us?

Another view

It conflates privacy with awareness rather than access or protection.

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