"THE TECHNETRONIC ERA INVOLVES THE GRADUAL APPEARANCE OF A MORE CONTROLLED SOCIETY. THIS SOCIETY WILL BE RULED BY AN ELITE, UNRESTRAINED BY TRADITIONAL VALUES. SOON IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO ASSERT ALMOST CONTINUOUS SURVEILLANCE OVER EVERY CITIZEN AND MAINTAIN UP-TO-DATE COMPLETE FILES; CONTAINING EVEN THE MOST PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITIZEN. THESE FILES WILL BE SUBJECT TO INSTANTANEOUS RETRIEVAL BY THE AUTHORITIES."; ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI, 1970
