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The paper argues that the broadcast model of communication, while superficially attractive, is not as sound as some of its chief "boosters" believe. The paper further argues that the dialogue model of communication which privileges privacy and security in inter-personal communications is - while assuredly not perfect and while certainly impossible to achieve 100% of the time - nonetheless valuable in a society wherein people are more likely to speak the truth and engage in vigorous debate if they feel their communications will be protected from the invasive gaze of others. The paper contends that it is rather naive to assume the superiority of the broadcast model when the dialogue model offers so many advantages.

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"The following paper will argue that the broadcast model of communication, while superficially attractive, is not as sound as some of its chief "boosters" believe; moreover, the dialogue model of communication which privileges privacy and security in inter-personal communications is - while assuredly not perfect and while certainly impossible to achieve 100% of the time - nonetheless valuable in a society wherein people are more likely to speak the truth and engage in vigorous debate if they feel their communications will be protected from the invasive gaze of others."

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