better the consortium solve it than our friends in the EU ultimately mandate it
On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 10:30 AM Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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