Privacy technology, whether used for electronic payments, voting, or other public expression, is the electronic equivalent of a free market and democracy. People will come to insist on it as an informational human right.
Predictor: Chaum, David
Prediction, in context:In an appearance at a Congressional hearing July 27, 1995, David Chaum says: ”Governments who stifle the new technology while it is still in its infancy, before its has had a chance to develop and harmonize with our institutions; who don’t pro-actively support needed infrastructure; or who fail to establish confidence by protecting against systemic risk – will be left behind in global competition. Countries who take clear positions based on understanding of the technology, however, and encourage needed developments, stand to gain enormous economic growth and market leadership. Privacy technology, whether used for electronic payments, voting, or other public expression, is the electronic equivalent of a free market and democracy. People will come to insist on it as an informational human right.”
Biography:David Chaum was the founder of DigiCash in the early 1990s. He was the inventor of cryptographic protocols that allowed him to create a company whose mission was to change the world through the introduction of anonymous digital money technology. (Technology Developer/Administrator.)
Date of prediction: July 27, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Privacy/Surveillance
Name of publication: Congressional Hearing
Title, headline, chapter name: Full Text of David Chaum’s Congressional Speech
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.virtualschool.edu/mon/ElectronicProperty/ChaumTestimony
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Canizaro, Lauren