privacy-and-security
The media network is designed to protect user privacy and secure financial transactions, which undermines governmental ability to monitor or trace communications.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Diamond Age (1996)Neal Stephenson
In this chapter, Miranda visits Carl Hollywood at the Parnasse to learn about the technical workings of the media system, particularly how live theatre productions are created and how the media network functions. Carl explains the decentralized, object-oriented nature of the media system, emphasizing its privacy and security features that make tracing transactions, such as identifying the payer behind Princess Nell, effectively impossible. Miranda grapples with the futility of her quest to find Nell's origins but resolves to continue supporting her despite the challenges.