Tag: Information Society

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few months, the public release of classified military and diplomatic information by Wikileaks has spurred widespread controversy and raised questions on transparency and confidentiality. Further, last month, the media reported that courts in the United States were increasingly granting access to private posts on Facebook in civil proceedings. These unrelated incidences, among others, are suggesting that the protection that had been accorded to matters deemed “private” is eroding…