Sociology social movements civil society and politics transparency is the order of the day it is a term a slogan that dominates public discourse about corruption and freedom of information considered crucial to democracy it touches our political and economic lives as well as our private lives. The transparent society 1998 is a non fiction book by the science fiction author david brin in which he forecasts social transparency and some degree of erosion of privacy as it is overtaken by low cost surveillance communication and database technology and proposes new institutions and practices that he believes would provide benefits that would more than compensate for lost privacy. The transparency society book read 131 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers transparency is the order of the day it is a term a slo. The transparency society has been added to your cart add to cart buy now more buying choices 17 new from 1400 7 used from 1171 24 used new from 1400 see all buying options available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime shipping