# Did Watch Dogs (2014) come true?

Largely, yes. Watch Dogs (2014) has a P(n) of 86% on Nearfi's P(n) Board, our estimate of the chance its future arrives within 20 years. Of its 4 tracked predictions, 0 have arrived and 4 are arriving. Its central premise, 'A single city-wide operating system links cameras, traffic signals, transit, phones and public records, so one network can see and steer a whole city', is partly here. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2030.

Source: https://nearfi.co/predictions/watch-dogs

## Predictions

- **ARRIVING** (weight 5/5): A single city-wide operating system links cameras, traffic signals, transit, phones and public records, so one network can see and steer a whole city. Estimated 2037 (range 2030–2055).
- **ARRIVING** (weight 4/5): A lone hacker can remotely take over city infrastructure and vehicles, such as traffic lights and cars, from a phone. Estimated 2032 (range 2028–2045).
- **ARRIVING** (weight 4/5): Police use algorithms to flag individual residents as likely future offenders or victims before any crime occurs. Estimated 2030 (range 2027–2040).
- **ARRIVING** (weight 3/5): Anyone with a phone can look up a stranger's name, job, income and habits from the street, using data the city and companies hold on everyone. Estimated 2031 (range 2027–2042).