Resumen
Two major properties will characterize networks in the future. They will be ubiquitous, in which by default everything will be connected to a network of some form and work in coordination with other devices, services, and network-enabled entities. And they will be invisible, always there and always in use. Information transmission will occur whenever needed, the network a person is connected to will be the network he is closest to. For some classes of device, the connection to the network will make itself known by localizing the information available to the user through the device. Different maps will appear on location devices, always centered on a person current position. Also in medical care, rather than reacting to disease, networked sensors will allow patient health to be monitored and preventive steps taken as needed. Universal connectivity will provide new levels of reliability personal safety and personal economic power. As far as the matter of privacy is concerned it doesn't affect too much as the kinds of information that will be available about any citizen in the networked world will be no different from the information available today; what will change is the ease with which the information can be gathered.