Last weekend, the anti-surveillance organization Stop Watching Us held a rally in Washington, DC, to express public dismay with the U.S. National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance programs. A video published by the group includes guest spots by several celebrities and the rally boasted politicians from both sides of the political aisle. Like the era of Watergate, widespread fears about government intrusion are back, but will that mean traditional political divides will form around privacy? Now that privacy is becoming a cause célèbre, will it give rise to more traditional political battles? Will the public begin equating privacy with the NSA? And if it does become a charged issue, what will this mean for privacy pros? This installment of Privacy Perspectives looks into these issues to see if history will repeat itself or not.
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