Not that the industry has any care about security/integrity. but it would be nice if an IOT consortium was formed to to make standards. The number one thing Id like to see is a dead mans switch on these products to where if there is not a firmware update for a year the item internet connectivity stops functioning. When your internet connected refrigerator stops updating in two years, youre not going to throw it out. but the inevitable vulnerability will ensure it becomes a bot
On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 9:13 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Is that like the Island of Misfit Toys? > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Dan Parrish > *Sent:* Monday, November 5, 2018 8:32 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Internet of Things > > > > I refer to this as the internet of abandoned things. Everything that's a > thing today will be abandoned by the vendor eventually, usually A) within > at 3 to 5 year refresh cycle or B) when the company goes out of business, > or C) when it's acquired and inevitably shut down by google/cisco/etc. > > --dan > > > On 11/4/2018 11:58 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > Does anyone else think of Thing from the Addams Family when you hear about > the Internet of Things? > > > > Amazon Echo, Alexa, Google Home Hub, all seem like modern versions of > Thing. I mean the TV show version of Thing, the disembodied hand that > would appear out of various boxes around the house and perform small > tasks. Not to be confused with Lurch. > > > > Alexa, turn the record over, and bring me a cigar. > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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