However well we protect our data, sooner or later we run the risk of privacy-related problems. Harold van Heerde of the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) at the University of Twente therefore wants information to fade away over time: just let the details gradually disappear from view. This would drastically reduce privacy issues while ensuring that the information still retains its usefulness to some extent. Read the full article by Harvard University’s Harold van Weerde at the CTIT.
Source: https://threatpost.com/researcher-believes-data-should-fade-away-061010/74092/