The Inevitable

The Inevitable

Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

Kevin Kelly

There is a one-to-one correspondence between personalization and transparency. Greater personalization requires greater transparency. Absolute personalization (vanity) requires absolute transparency (no privacy). If I prefer to remain private and opaque to potential friends and institutions, then I must accept I will be treated generically, without regard to my specific particulars.
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