I think the ubiquity of low-cost data from computers is going to return us to a "small town" mentality. In a small town, all your idiosyncrasies are public goss

I think the ubiquity of low-cost data from computers is going to return us to a "small town" mentality. In a small town, all your idiosyncrasies are public gossip. Everyone knows that you're a drunk from your doctor to your ex to your boss. Is this good or bad? Well, the same fundamental mechanisms that allow life insurers to spy upon you, allows you to find out if a multi-national is abusing your trust and say... funding an island dictatorship in exchange for water-rights.