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Comment Science Fiction, Science fact (Score 3, Interesting) 383

There is an Arthur C. Clark novel, "The light of other days" that deals with this idea. In the novel, Clark imagines the invention of a device that creates wormholes through which a person may observe anything undetected. He goes on to speculate about the effects that such utter transparency would have on our culture.

Secrets of any sort become a thing of the past causing all sorts of world changing effects from the total remaining of governments and corporations to the end of modesty.

Later in the book they learn to pilot the wormholes back through time. If anyone hears about a camera that can do this, please let me know as I would like to find out who took my wallet last year.

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