After the Belfast Project Fiasco, Time For Another Look At Time Capsule Crypto?

http://it.slashdot.org/story/14/06/08/2117253/after-the-belfast-project-fiasco-time-for-another-look-at-time-capsule-crypto

“I’m curious whether there are good prospects for ‘time capsule encryption,’ one of several ways of storing information that renders it inaccessible to anyone until certain conditions — such as the passage of time — are met? Libraries and archives could offer such technology as part of accepting papers and manuscripts, especially in the wake of the ‘Belfast Project’ situation, where a library promised confidentiality for accounts of the Troubles in North Ireland, and then found itself amidst subpoenas from law enforcement looking to solve long-cold cases. But the principle could apply to any person or company thinking that there’s a choice between leaving information exposed to leakage, or destroying it entirely. Some suggested solutions are very much out of the box.”