Bits, not Atoms

“The change from atoms to bits is irrevocable and unstoppable."


2007 International Privacy Rankings (from EPIC and Privacy International)

Just published at Privacy International

At the same time, technological advances, technology standards, interoperability between information systems and the globalisation of information have placed extraordinary pressure on the few remaining privacy safeguards. The effect of these developments has been to create surveillance societies that nurture hostile environments for privacy.