Editing Secrecy (section)

== Views ==
Excessive secrecy is often cited<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/53109/1/MPRA_paper_53109.pdf|title=Information asymmetry and power in a surveillance society|first1=Geoffrey|last1=Lightfoot|first2=Tomasz Piotr|last2=Wisniewski|journal=Information and Organization|volume=24|issue=4|pages=214–235|year=2014|doi=10.1016/j.infoandorg.2014.09.001 }}</ref> as a source of much human conflict. One may have to [[lie]] in order to hold a secret, which might lead to [[psychology|psychological]] repercussions.{{Original research inline|date=June 2010}} The alternative, declining to answer when asked something, may suggest the answer and may therefore not always be suitable for keeping a secret. Also, the other may insist that one answer the question.{{Synthesis inline|date=June 2010}}

Nearly 2500 years ago, [[Sophocles]]{{Who?|date=September 2023}} wrote: 'Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.'.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} [[Gautama Siddhartha]] said: "Three things cannot long stay hidden: the [[sun]], the [[moon]] and the [[truth]].".