> If this was going to happen, it would have already happened. The pieces are all there already.

Same things were said for:

    - Removal of DRM from music: Happened.
    - Age verification in the internet: Happening.
    - Locked down personal devices: Happened.
    - Total surveillance in cities: Happened.
    - Not being able to buy but only rent: Happened in many digital formats.
    - Internet activation of software: Happened.
    - Tracking individual persons real-time: Happened.
    - Browser attestation: Google is trying hard.
    - Attestation for Internet Banking: Reality in S. Korea.

etc. etc.