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>> PROMO (FEMALE VO): Shape the world around you. Express yourself like never before. Be
who you want to be.
>> NEWSCASTER (VO): When we flipped the Switch two years ago it changed everything. True
augmented reality became a way of life for us here in South Sylvania.
>> PROMO (FEMALE VO): Work, play, socialise on an unprecedented scale. Everything is here;
everyone is here, in the cloud.
>> RIK: The rise of the content service provider industry has meant that perfectly tailored
information is available before you even know you need it.
>> PROMO (FEMALE VO): You can pay taxes and fines, apply for certificates and permits...
>> CARRINGTON: South Sylvania was becoming the most powerful country in the region. These
elections were going to be our greatest achievement.
>> NIKKELSEN: We are making history today. Ushering humankind into a new era of digitalisation!
>> NEWSCASTER 2: South Sylvania stands poised for the next step, enabling their citizens
to express themselves through the democratic process, all from the comfort of their own
homes.
>> YANEK: I'll research the security situation of the target and find a Gonzalez.
>> SKEPTIC 1: Why is it shameful to want privacy? Our lives are analysed, mined and the data
is sold to the highest bidder. That is Orwellian in the extreme.
>> ADAM: We were scared it would give both the authorities and the corporations the data
on who you voted for.
>> EXPERT 2: At the end of the last century, Scott McNealy, who used to run Sun Microsystems,
said: "You have zero privacy anyway.... Get over it."
>> EXPERT 1: The greatest achievement was the Kieliszek bill of 2017. Since then privacy
has not been an issue. Only those who have something to hide desire privacy...
>> YANEK: But I need an advance.
>> NIKKELSEN: The first entirely digital election in the world and it is up to us to make it
run smoothly.
>> YANEK: You work fast. I like it.
>> NIKKELSEN: The world is watching. >> YANEK: I'll be in touch.
>> HARRISON: Kowalski, you draw it up, 6 letters, fourth letter’s an “O”.
>> LT KOWALSKI: Report. Have you seen the one I sent you? If you'd been switched on....
Sir! I printed you a hard copy.
>> HARRISON: So someone's spamming fake press releases calling off the election...
>> LT KOWALSKI: Captain. Can I ask a question? Why are you such a dinosaur? HyLARG have been
standard issue for some time. They're not toys anymore, they're tools of our trade.
>> HARRISON: Exactly they’re tools, but they can’t interfere with real police work
now can they lieutenant? Lieutenant!
>> LT KOWALSKI: Sir, we’ve got a situation...
>> ERVING: Immediate attention, sir. I think we might have a problem.
KINU>> KO: Hi
>> CASHIER: Hi
>> KINUKO: I’m sorry my profile doesn’t seem to be working.
>> CASHIER: It’s not just you sweetie.
>> NEWSCASTER 1: Breaking news. We are receiving a multitude of reports claiming a massive
malfunction of the Switch. It seems that Profile switching has been suspended and all current
transactions have been cancelled.
>> HARRISON: What's going on? Report.
>> LT KOWALSKI: Very strange. The civilian Switch is down. We’re also getting reports
of massive cyber attacks on critical networks.
>> HARRISON: Well, it looks like they got the local grid. What else have they hit? Can
you trace the attacks?
>> LT KOWALSKI: Data centres are intact but all traffic systems are offline. Auto-Mass-Transit
is offline. Mostly infrastructure. Vic, they’re coming from everywhere.
>> HARRISON: Now what?