Pervasive Digipresence
Prologue
AP Press Release, Summer 2010
TOKYO—Leaders and representatives from all over the globe have convened and signed into effect the new Tokyo Pact, drafting a new set of standards in the development, production, and sale of so-called "digital devices." The agreement effectively puts into law preliminary standards already drafted by the International Standards Organization and instituted on a voluntary basis by many industry leaders. In a continuation of the heightened sense of urgency seen since the first incident at the turn of the millennia, leaders at Tokyo quickly called together a technical conference next month, sponsored by ISO, IEEE, and other international organizations. The proceedings have moved forward with unprecedented speed, as many nations are anxious to "get a handle on this digital threat to our security and sovereignty."
Tai and Agumon,
Things not going so hot? Well I've been tapped on the shoulder to head Japan's technical team at the conference, so we should meet up some time. From what I'm seeing right now in front of me, the governments are getting a bit leery—but I suppose it's against their nature to believe in the goodness of humanity. Some of the proposals put forward are truly frightening, so if you intend on making any visits to the digital world, I suggest you do so now.
Tentomon and I will be out there for a bit to give it a last look before the great invasion from the outside. Fight the good fight, Tai—we know you're trying you're best.
-Izzy and Tentomon
AP Press Release, Summer 2011
The U.S. and Japan have announced volume production of the first series of regulatory chips for digital devices. After passing through the final stages of FCC approval last month, the new Digital Defense Consortium, an alliance of semiconductor industry giants such as Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Intel, and TSMC, has ramped up testing on its latest and smallest manufacturing process to date. Transistor densities are at a record high, and support for DoD approved encryption and anonymous network infrastructure is completely embedded. The U.S. government has been particularly tight-lipped about the development, securing its own section of real estate in Silicon Valley for the project. The only visible evidence of any activity has been the almost constant stream of direct flights from San Francisco to Tokyo—in the first month of this summer, passenger volume has exceeded that of the entire summer only two years ago. The new chip, dubbed "Lighthouse," is expected to be the first in a line of commercial-grade and military-grade products in tandem with the Tokyo Pact.
To all my friends,
First of all, just checking to make sure you guys have all registered your partners since the deadline is coming up next week. I know you guys have misgivings about the program, but it's the best compromise—there was a lot of talk about tracking and checking of not just the digimon but their human partners, so in that light a simple registry isn't so bad.
Anyway, things have been going downhill since that hacker opened a digi-portal in a government-secure building last week. It looks like things might get ugly, so I'm asking you all to lay low for a bit—it's not that I expect any of you to be in direct danger, but it's a particularly sensitive time right now for those of us who are known to have digimon who frequent the real world. Take a vacation, visit some family, or just disappear, but mind yourselves in the next week. There are some fanatics out there—claiming to be "patriots" of course—who might do things if they were "provoked" in any way. And besides, it would be better to keep out of the cameras that are probably already finding their way to you guys right now.
Keep safe, and keep in touch. We may have lost the battle for now, but we haven't lost the war.
-Tai and Agumon