I have no idea why anyone in their right, or not so right, mind would want someone to monitor them constantly. It's creepy knowing something or someone knows where you're at, what you're doing, when you're doing it, etc. The issue with monitoring is that is costs money, money that could be spent on other things like better servers, development, etc.
Everyone knows that anyone is capable of cracking any security. Why do you think bandits, thieves, hackers, pirates - old-school and new-school -, spies, scouts, etc., are all capable of breaking through the most impenetrable walls and take what they want? If someone wants to steal information, they'll find a way. If they want to steal money, they'll find a way. If they want to steal videogames, digitally or physically, they will find a way. They always will.
The future does not always mean the death of things. We still have record players, CD players, Blu-Ray, y'know physical format for playing media. Some people like the novelty, some are nostalgic, and some just can't keep up with the times. The Post Office is obsolete compared to things like e-mail, texting, Facebook, Twitter, etc., but some people might not understand how to use computers, technologically inept people, or some like getting fresh mail everyday. Stuff like government documents might not have reached a secure enough level for digital formats. Or maybe something limits us to use physical formats like say a game that never got a digital release or an old computer that you were forced to use for whatever reason.
The gaps between automatics and manuals are so unnoticeable that while automatics are much more practical, that doesn't mean manuals are dead. I drive a manual transmission car because I just like manual transmissions; it's a stupid and simple reason. I'm not driving stick because I want to look cool, or because manuals get better mileage - between older models of cars this is much more valid than say a 2013 auto Honda Civic and a 2013 manual Honda Civic -, or because I have some animosity against automatics - I kind of do only when I'm driving, it's just boring driving an automatic for some reason. Given the choice in a dangerous situation, I would rather find and drive an automatic than a manual. In everyday life, I would choose a manual if possible; if I lived in New York City, I probably won't drive or would drive an automatic. Some people, like me, just like manuals. Some might not have a choice; I think you can only get a driver's license in Europe only through manual cars, unless you have a valid reason; in Japan, you can drive whatever, but during the test, you must prove you can drive a manual, as far as I know. The other reason is if you live in another country without the fancy new cars that countries like Germany, Canada, France, England, Vietnam, the United States, and Australia to name a few. So that means you're stuck with that car from the 20's that was stick-only. Cost could be another factor, if you could only afford a $3000 vehicle and it happens that most of them are manual and younger than the automatic ones, why the hell not and just learn to drive a stick with a fairly decent car. There are so many variables that factor in to why something stays when it "should" be dead.
Well, whatever. This reminds me when there was a petition to the White House to bring DmC down. Oh, what lengths people will go to get what they want... We could talk about that, but it'll lead to nasty arguments.
