Most of them were engaged with more immediate problems: privacy, unemployment, weaponry, driverless cars running amok.
In his day it was the spread of photography and cheap printing that posed the most immediate threat to privacy.
This destruction of privacy (immediate access to every cellphone in the city) is operated by Batman's version of Q (Morgan Freeman), who handles Wayne Enterprises' weapons research.
Would that be the immediate end of Privacy Shield?
First impressions though: the immediate defaulting to privacy is sure to appease many critics, but the details may still raise some concerns, for example Facebook is still capturing this data, the only difference now is that it wont automatically share it.
In terms of Jolla's strategy for the Sailfish OS going forward, it will continue on its licensing path but with more flexibility in terms of letting customers "tailor" the OS, and with a focus on working with corporates and governments that have immediate security and privacy needs, rather than attempting to sell to general consumers.
The suggestion by Home Secretary Amber Rudd in an interview on the BBC Sunday drew immediate backlash from privacy advocates saying it's not only impossible to do what the government is asking but that any move to install backdoors in messaging services would put everyone at risk.
"We wanted to make something that make detecting harmful STIs safer than ever before, so that people can take immediate action in the privacy of their own homes without the invasive procedures at the doctors.
(One reader notes it's only for future queries) It's good news and gives you immediate gratification for your privacy concerns.
Beacon didn't go well and the immediate reaction from some privacy advocates and Facebook users was negative enough to prompt CEO Mark Zuckerberg to apologize a month later for "mistakes building this feature".
