The cost of things would skyrocket. Who wants to support fridge software for 10 years+?
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 11:26 AM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > >
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