The power of prime numbers: the key to the new world and the solution to the mysteries of the infinite. - Imraan Coovadia

The twentieth century had actors and actresses. They didn’t rely on acting algorithms or fantasize about digital actors. For all its cruelty, I find the old world sympathetic for that reason alone.

The real question you should be asking is quite different: Why is Section able to function at a time when the larger Agency is paralyzed?
I said, "I don't like riddles. Why is it?"
"Because, for centuries, Section has kept its files on paper, not inside a machine. Muller couldn't wipe them out….
"We've learnt that you cannot control information once it's in electronic form. You can trust a key; you can trust a lock because it has a defined physical location. It can be made in such a way that it is difficult to duplicate. Numbers, no matter how difficult they are to guess, can be copied perfectly. We use physical objects."

In Abacha Reef Home, you were kept as safe as humanly possible—assuming it is safe to be bored out of your wits.