It is a term, a slogan, that dominates public discourse about corruption and freedom of information. In this manifesto, Byung-Chul Han denounces transparency as a false ideal, the strongest and most pernicious of our contemporary mythologies. The Transparency Society Paperback Augby Byung-Chul Han (Author) 40 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback 13.99 7 Used from 8.60 21 New from 12.73 Transparency is the order of the day. Technology creates the illusion of total containment and the constant monitoring of information, but what we lack is adequate interpretation of the information. The anxiety to accumulate ever more information does not necessarily produce more knowledge or faith. Behind the apparent accessibility of knowledge lies the disappearance of privacy, homogenization, and the collapse of trust. Yet, transparency has a dark side that, ironically, has everything to do with a lack of mystery, shadow, and nuance. Everything-and everyone-has become transparent: unveiled or exposed by the apparatuses that exert a kind of collective control over the post-capitalist world. Anyone can obtain information about anything. Considered crucial to democracy, it touches our political and economic lives as well as our private lives. the transparency of politics, business, and civil society. It is a term, a slogan, that dominates public discourse about corruption and freedom of information. Media transparency: Comparing how leading news media balance the need for.
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