William Gibson on individual privacy, governmental secrecy and the future of history

I like this. A good thought-provoking reflection.

And also reinterpretation based upon the then-contemporary culture of the future historians, after being translated and re-translated. Crafted from pieces from the vast sea of recorded data stitched together with suppositions, suppressing or discarding data contradictory to that which gives the desired impression. If indeed it is becoming a sea of transparency, it is the opaque bits swimming around in it that will be most visible and draw the most attention.

Perhaps a pragmatic compromise - allow the FBI or other agencies to unlock our phones 3000 years after we die.

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