Slowly, we are being fused with the technology. There is no Big Brother enforcing compliance with this New Order. Simon is based overseas these days. Hence his visits to Australia are now infrequent. I can't vouch for the accuracy of his history, but the plot development is reminiscent of the successful campaign Simon waged when he led the nation to its wholesale rejection of the Australia Card in September 1987.
Books inevitably affect readers differently.
The Netherlands abandoned its census because its citizens had become highly cynical, and the credibility of the data collected was approaching vanishing point. Under threat, I sought solace in the fact that Simon is no technology buff, and has made mistakes in his descriptions of technology. Surely they must undermine his argument. Striking discords Other readers will find that it is other parts of the book that strike chords with them. These are skillfully written, but necessarily fairly shallow analyses.