Discuss the three reasons Sante gives for a breakdown of secrecy (Soviet Union/KGB, internet, “confessional culture”/media). Do you agree, for example, that the Internet is a “nemesis” to secrecy? Defend your answer.
Sante mentions the Soviet Union's break up and the amount of secrecy that came out with the destruction of the USSR. Sante's point is that with internet and media, nothing is private. Anybody anywhere can access private information, even if it wasn't meant to be on the internet in the first place. Social networking sites make it nearly impossible to keep to yourself, unless you aren't involved at all. But when it comes to today's society, it's rare that one finds someone that doesn't have a facebook or myspace page, a twitter, a youtube account, or a formspring. It's so uncommon today, which completely prevents secrecy for anyone.
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