Jamais Cascio delivered an interesting essay on his Open the Future blog the other day. He suggests that as more devices and environmental piece, which have previously been unwired, become connected to the internet we’re going to see a potential explosion of malware designed to interrupt our everyday lives. Imagine a script that makes your Mr. Coffee heat up so hot that it melts it’s own circuits or an air conditioner that decides to get stuck at freezing. The possibilities of mayhem and privacy invasion are limitless. Read the article online here Open the Future
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