I do believe that transparency is already changing politics. This is unstoppable - from the FOIA formal rights to lowering the barriers for mass distribution of

I do believe that transparency is already changing politics. This is unstoppable - from the FOIA formal rights to lowering the barriers for mass distribution of information with internet to the the miniaturization of microphones and cameras (plus commercial drones). The rulers have never been so much under susveillance. But what the effects will be is not very clear - surely we'll see a lot of good stuff - but I am afraid that this can lead also to the a kind of 'small village mentality' - where everyone knows everything about everyone - and the social pressure for conformity is enormous.