To understand what’s
at stake in the battle between Apple and the F.B.I.over
cracking open a terrorist’s smartphone, it helps to be able to predict the
future of the tech industry.
For that, here’s one
bet you’ll never lose money on: Digital technology always grows hungrier for
more personal information, and we users nearly always accede to its demands.
Today’s smartphones hold a lot of personal data — your correspondence, your photos,
your location, your dignity. But tomorrow’s devices, many of which are already
around in rudimentary forms, will hold a lot more.
