"The analyses and arguments are well researched, documented, and above all cogently and convincingly presented. This work will be a point of reference for all subsequent scholarly, journalistic, and political discussions of privacy and the dangers inappropriately mined and shared personal information pose. It should be in every library collection."--D. Bantz, Choice "A powerful exploration. The Private Is Political provides a much needed conceptual update to privacy, supplemented by a rich and thoughtful methodology, that should be applauded and referenced in future privacy work."--Alexis Shore, Convergence Winner of the 2024 APSA ITP Best Book Award "Drawing on rich insights from people trying to negotiate social media in a range of contexts, The Private is Political reveals the complexity and beauty of privacy in practice. Marwick's book illuminates why privacy is especially important in a networked world.

"--danah boyd, author of It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens "Alice Marwick has written a richly textured, deeply perceptive account of privacy's impossible, unending, and profoundly unequal burdens."--Julie E. Cohen, author of Between Truth and Power: The Legal Constructions of Informational Capitalism " The Private Is Political is an insightful and provocative book about privacy and marginalized individuals. In a vivid, theoretical, and practical way, this excellent book examines the power dynamics at play with privacy and modern technologies."--Daniel J. Solove, coauthor of Breached! Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It.