Medien und Privatheit

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The book explores various dimensions of privacy, particularly in the context of the digital age and societal norms. It opens with a discussion on the artistic engagement with personal lives in the 1990s, highlighting how the camera intervenes in private moments. The analysis of online role-playing games reveals the complexities of privacy within digital interactions. Several contributions examine the implications of profiling and predictive technologies on liberal concepts of privacy, alongside recent legal restrictions affecting users' rights on platforms like Twitter. The concept of privacy is further dissected through the lens of historical Soviet privacy notions in the Russian internet and the challenges faced by celebrities regarding their image rights and self-representation. The discourse also addresses the impact of internet culture on personal names as keys to privacy, emphasizing the need for legal adaptations in the digital era. The interplay between collective norms and individual privacy calculations in online environments is scrutinized, alongside reflections on the historical evolution of privacy debates from the 1970s and 1980s. The book culminates in discussions about the public nature of personal information and the strategic use of privacy rights in liberal governance, ultimately presenting a multifaceted view of privacy in contemporary society.