Agreed. I did not find the end to be optimistic at all. I found it to be a totalitarian nightmare. Let's face it, technology like this isn't going to be "opt ou

Agreed. I did not find the end to be optimistic at all. I found it to be a totalitarian nightmare. Let's face it, technology like this isn't going to be "opt out" if the government has anything to do with it. Show me a government that, when given more data about the personal lives of the governed, didn't become more oppressive in using this information to first encourage, and later coerce specific behavior. We already see this coming with "smart grid" technology, whereby the power companies would be able to control when you use certain appliances. Now imagine gaming that system, whereby you would be allowed to use certain devices more if you correct certain behaviors. There's just no end to this. Now imagine a group of people decides that they are going to "opt out" anyway, and go off grid. They defeat the sensors in their lives in some fashion because they no longer wish to be tracked and monitored. The response is predictable: These people are labeled as subversives who use resources without accountability. They are not good citizens. They promote societal unrest. They cannot be allowed to ruin the lives of their fellow countrymen with their selfish behavior. They must be forced to comply. Yeah, disturbing to say the least.