I think we may be in for a digital panopticon for a time until people finally understand why this is happening, but in the long run, yes, very optimistic. Equifax magnitude data breaches cannot be avoided long term. To understand why, watch this video by Andreas Antonopoulos...

The people engineering this panopticon lack imagination which is why they eventually get caught with their pants down. I did this once to others in my own industry. It's in the nature of most authority/leaders to become blindsided sooner or later.