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dingus  ·  3158 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Welcome to the Third Industrial Revolution

When people talk about the IoT, all I hear is "a massive attack surface that lets hackers do real-world damage". And really it is inevitable that the IoT will be insecure, at least the most elite hackers. There is no such thing as a secure system, and the wonderful thing about the IoT is that unlike a big safe where someone has to break into your house and actually move all your valuables, a hacker from halfway around the world can break into your delf-driving car and kidnap you. And the worst part is, it will be unavoidable in the future, unless you're willing to be called a luddite. There will be absolutely no real defense against a determined adversary.

That is why the IoT scares me. Privacy issues are a big second.