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Is Privacy a Modern Western Invention?
Season 2 · Episode 1775

Is Privacy a Modern Western Invention?

We explore why privacy feels like a human right to some cultures but a modern luxury to others.

My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill

March 30, 202629m 5s

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Show Notes

From Swiss banking laws to Israeli clinics, we dive into the deep end of the privacy pool. Is privacy an evolutionary survival strategy or just a modern social construct? We explore the cultural, historical, and philosophical dimensions of personal data, examining why some cultures guard their information like a state secret while others broadcast it in crowded waiting rooms.