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June 24, 2008

You can’t hide anything anymore

A year ago, Wired magazine had the front page headline: Get Naked. It made me buy the magazine and turned out to be a fascinating article all about how the world is now transparent. Nothing can be controlled or hidden anymore. You cannot keep anything secret. It will all get out there somehow, some way.

Since this article, I’ve noticed how true this is. Embarrassed politicians, corrupt traders, covert chief executives and their cohorts should all be afraid. Very afraid.

You cannot hide anything anymore. Information will out, whether it be through Facebook, blogs, emails, instant messaging, chatrooms, text messages … you name it. Information will out.

Here are a few examples of how disruptive these trends are proving to be.

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