Lawrence Cappello is assistant professor of US constitutional history at the University of Alabama. He received his PhD from the City University of New York.

“Cappello’s puckish sensibilities and engaging style dovetail wittily with his well-chosen and thoughtful examples, resulting in an academic text that any reader can appreciate. This book is a must-read for legislators, policymakers, and anyone curious about the ways their privacy could potentially be compromised by the government, the media, or data brokers.”

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: What We Talk about When We Talk about PrivacyPart 2: Shouting from the Housetops: The Right to Privacy and the Rise of Photojournalism, 1890–1928Part 3: Exposing the Enemy Within: Privacy and National Security, 1917–1961Part 4: Wiretaps, Bugs, and CCTV: Privacy and the Evolution of Physical Surveillance, 1928–1998Part 5: Big Iron and the Small Government: Privacy and Data Collection, 1933–1988Part 6: Sex, Morality, and Reproductive Choice: The Right to Privacy Recognized, 1961–1992Part 7: Taking StockNotesIndex

Lawrence Cappello is assistant professor of US constitutional history at the University of Alabama. He received his PhD from the City University of New York.

“Cappello’s puckish sensibilities and engaging style dovetail wittily with his well-chosen and thoughtful examples, resulting in an academic text that any reader can appreciate. This book is a must-read for legislators, policymakers, and anyone curious about the ways their privacy could potentially be compromised by the government, the media, or data brokers.”

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: What We Talk about When We Talk about PrivacyPart 2: Shouting from the Housetops: The Right to Privacy and the Rise of Photojournalism, 1890–1928Part 3: Exposing the Enemy Within: Privacy and National Security, 1917–1961Part 4: Wiretaps, Bugs, and CCTV: Privacy and the Evolution of Physical Surveillance, 1928–1998Part 5: Big Iron and the Small Government: Privacy and Data Collection, 1933–1988Part 6: Sex, Morality, and Reproductive Choice: The Right to Privacy Recognized, 1961–1992Part 7: Taking StockNotesIndex

Lawrence Cappello is assistant professor of US constitutional history at the University of Alabama. He received his PhD from the City University of New York.

“Cappello’s puckish sensibilities and engaging style dovetail wittily with his well-chosen and thoughtful examples, resulting in an academic text that any reader can appreciate. This book is a must-read for legislators, policymakers, and anyone curious about the ways their privacy could potentially be compromised by the government, the media, or data brokers.”

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: What We Talk about When We Talk about PrivacyPart 2: Shouting from the Housetops: The Right to Privacy and the Rise of Photojournalism, 1890–1928Part 3: Exposing the Enemy Within: Privacy and National Security, 1917–1961Part 4: Wiretaps, Bugs, and CCTV: Privacy and the Evolution of Physical Surveillance, 1928–1998Part 5: Big Iron and the Small Government: Privacy and Data Collection, 1933–1988Part 6: Sex, Morality, and Reproductive Choice: The Right to Privacy Recognized, 1961–1992Part 7: Taking StockNotesIndex