The year is 2026. Cyberattacks have escalated to the point that megabanks are offline for weeks at a time, power grids go dark for ransom, airliners are guided into deadly collisions, a database of every American's Social Security Number is leaked, and drinking water is sabotaged by remote criminals. The USA CYBERSAFE ACT is passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. It mandates trusted federal security co-processors in every computer, key escrow, a national firewall at every ISP, an end to crime enabling online anonymity, and a chain of custody for all actions done on a computer: logs must be retained by a licensed business IT department or manufacturer of a consumer device for two years. Root access is a felony.