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Privacy and the Democratization of Fame

by Sarah Hinchliff..., posted on July 9, 2009 - 10:24pm

If privacy and the ability to preserve your reputation are essential components to personal freedom, then Michael Jackson was imprisoned. As the media hysteria surrounding his death exemplified, Jackson’s life was a cautionary tale about the weight of relentless public scrutiny. Popular wisdom holds that his woes are the unfortunate but inevitable costs of fame.

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