User blog comment:Forrestib/CCT Information Analysis/@comment-23790511-20140808221858

War jump starts technology. Just look at the World Wars. The CCT may only have been a few hundred years old, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the kingdoms were completely helpless before that.

As for the security system. Sure you could get your ID stolen, but with fast action and good tracking you could easily find the fraud who stole it and fix the problem. No different than real life security.