Think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value of information. The more power you have, the more additional power you derive from the new data.

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Ferguson Niels; Schneier Bruce. The term Schneier's law was coined by Cory Doctorow in his speech about Digital Rights Management for Microsoft Research which is included in his 2008 book Content: Selected Essays on Technology Creativity Copyright and the Future of the Future. S.

He is the author of several books on general security topics computer security and cryptography. Bruce Schneier (pron.