> A law could be passed tomorrow requiring that all of our personal data be erased. Such a law would be politically viable in only the most enlightened of gove

> A law could be passed tomorrow requiring that all of our personal data be erased. Such a law would be politically viable in only the most enlightened of governments and societies. Which goes back to the parent's point of "strong institutions, informed citizens, stable economies, and all the usual boring social reform stuff".