This book delves into the privacy practices and digital technology's impact on urban Ghanaians, examining how they navigate the boundaries between private and public spheres through language, materiality, and culture. Centered on Tema, the text provides rich ethnographic insights into nightlife, domestic architecture, religion, and social media. It highlights how shifts in Africa, such as Pentecostal reformation, neoliberal changes, and rapid digitization, have amplified the need for privacy among middle-class urbanites, who employ both modern and traditional strategies to project their economic and religious identities. The work underscores the interplay between digital technologies and local cultures, demonstrating how digital anthropology deepens our understanding of both online and offline experiences. It contributes significantly to discussions on privacy rights and surveillance in the digital era, appealing to scholars in anthropology and African studies. The chapters include an introduction to privacy and digital anthropology, methodological reflections, field setting, nightlife and surveillance, middle-class housing, the nuances of social media in religious contexts, and concluding thoughts on ethnography of privacy.
