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Free Speech 5 - Big Brother is Watching

Free Speech 5 - Big Brother is Watching

Timothy Garton Ash examines how threats to privacy affect freedom of speech

Analysis · BBC Radio 4

April 21, 201614m 12s

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Show Notes

It is often said that our right to free speech is balanced by our right to privacy. Timothy Garton Ash asks how we should strike the right balance between the two. In a world where we are sharing more of our lives online than ever before, should we accept that our privacy rights are no longer as important? Producer: Nina Robinson