Homo translucidus: A new transparent man

The need for transparency has been embraced by various institutions and bodies, such as national governments, political parties, as well as international organizations and private enterprises.

At the same time, the necessity to enhance transparency extends further, to the people associated with those public and private sector establishments, such as heads of states, politicians, public servants, employees and individual service users. First and foremost, it should be noted that transparency is undoubtedly an instrument for democratic scrutiny.
However, the problem lies in the fact that transparency is being used not only as a means to control power, but also as a means to surveil citizens. In the latter case, the public and private domain are intermingled, thus creating an inseparable transparent sphere.
New technologies, social media, mass digitalization and the...