[ecrea] New book: Privacy and the Media

I’d like to introduce my new book /Privacy and the Media/, now out in 
paper and hardback with Sage.

Review copies available here 
<https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/privacy-and-the-media/book245705>and a 
sample chapter available here 
<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzU2NrGCFp7qcGs4WEt0aktHVFU>.

I argue that questions of privacy are now critical to the study of 
contemporary media and society, and that it is paramount we understand 
how information about ourselves is being collected, transmitted, 
processed and mediated. Each chapter uses case studies to illustrate 
particular arguments about privacy – which is a deceptively slippery 
premise. While dedicated privacy scholars (from media, politics, 
cultural studies, surveillance, law and information studies) will obtain 
fresh insights, I’ve kept this very student-friendly. In addition to 
ensuring clear and accessible language, each chapter contains key 
questions and think points, along with suggestions for further research.

As you’ll see below, some of the topics covered are familiar, but others 
are of a more emergent nature.**

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*TABLE OF CONTENTS*

Chapter 1 Introduction


PART 1: JOURNALISM, SURVEILLANCE AND POLITICS OF ENCRYPTION

Chapter 2 Nothing to hide, nothing to fear: myth and Western roots of 
privacy

Chapter 3 Journalism: a complex relationship with privacy

Chapter 4 The Snowden leaks: a call for better surveillance

Chapter 5 Encryption: simultaneously public and private

PART 2: COMMERCIAL DIMENSIONS OF PRIVACY AND MEDIA

Chapter 6 Platforms: disruption, connection and new social actors

Chapter 7 Behavioural and programmatic advertising: consent, data 
alienation and problems with Marx

Chapter 8 The right to be forgotten: memory, deletion and expression

Chapter 9 Big data: machine learning and the politics of algorithms

PART 3: THE ROLE OF THE BODY

Chapter 10 Empathic media: towards ubiquitous emotional intelligence

Chapter 11 Re-introducing the body: intimate and wearable media

Chapter 12 Being young and social: inter-personal privacy and debunking 
seclusion

Chapter 13 Sexting: exposure, protocol and collective privacy

Chapter 14 Conclusion: what do media developments tell us about privacy?

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*ENDORSEMENTS*

/Privacy and the Media/ is a thoughtful survey of the privacy landscape. 
McStay reviews the intricate tensions and seeming contradictions to 
offer an accessible book for anyone curious about the contemporary 
debates in privacy.

danah boyd

Microsoft Research (US)

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This pleasingly accessible book tackles all the major questions that 
arise in a world whose lifeblood is our personal information; liberty, 
choice, transparency, control. It goes to the “conceptual, ethical and 
legal heart of privacy”.  McStay argues that privacy is “not about 
isolation, going off-grid or being a digital hermit”. Rather, it is 
about managing our online lives and controlling how much others know 
about us. This book persuades me more than ever that privacy is a branch 
of ethics – the age-old relationship between the self and the 
other.Privacy and the Media’ is not a set of neatly answered questions 
or defences of established positions. It is a series of embarkation 
points for further exploration of an increasingly critical area of 
study, with real-world implications for the nature of our ‘datafied’ 
selves. The book will serve as a great introduction to informational 
privacy, not just for media studies students and privacy lawyers, but 
for any information rights professional needing a deeper understanding 
of the subject.

Iain Bourne

Information Commissioner's Office (UK)

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The only book that addresses the full spectrum of the innovation-privacy 
dynamic, ranging from advertising to intelligence to wearables. It is 
both timely and necessary; essential reading.

Gus Hosein

Privacy International

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McStay’s great achievement here is to confront many of the pertinent and 
complex questions about media and privacy in a style that is both 
authoritative and easy to read. He provides an excellent overview of the 
perennial debates and considers the implications on privacy of an 
increasingly data-driven media environment. His book will prove an 
excellent companion for all students of this fascinating and crucial topic.

Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt

Vrije Universitet Brussel

Clearly and accessibly written, this book is a great resource for anyone 
interested in the broad range of ways in which privacy and contemporary 
media are entangled and in the big picture of privacy/media relations 
today. It challenges media studies to take privacy seriously as a media 
– and a mediation – issue. I will definitely be assigning it for my 
students.

Prof. Helen Kennedy

University of Sheffield

Andrew McStay
Reader in Advertising and Digital Media
Director of Media and Persuasive Communication Network (MPC)
School of Creative Studies and Media
Bangor University

New book: Privacy and the Media (Sage, 2017) 
<https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/privacy-and-the-media/book245705#reviews><https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Advertising-Andrew-McStay/dp/1137494344/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475820068&sr=1-2&keywords=Digital+Advertising+mcstay>
Other books, bits and papers: here 
<https://bangor.academia.edu/AndrewMcStay>

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