Global Fintech is rapidly congealing as Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are integrating into the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in order to "lay the foundation for global payments connectivity." Fintech is said to the coming financial structure for Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy.
Apple's commitment to privacy is taking another hit by allowing users to add their driver's license to an iPhone and then transmit it wirelessly to authorities upon request. The TSA has already announced that it will use the feature at airport checkpoints and security lanes.
When the Internet goes dark, so does a raft of services that are dependent on it, such as banks, service companies, businesses, medical facilities, social media, VOIP phone calling and news services. Without the Internet, entire sections of society can be rendered inoperative and at the mercy of their government.