On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Oct 30, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Toerless Eckert <tte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Is that not what IoT will be all about ? > > IoT is about spying on people. [*] Don't believe me? Do a job search for IoT and see what skills employers are looking for. > > [*] and drastically increasing the network's vulnerability to attack, of course. In this case, we need more educated buyers, and also more people actually doing reviews of those products that will influence buyer's decision. It's unlikely that people are going to avoid "IoT". One of my friends once told me that once he bought smart light bulbs, he's not going back. It makes his life easier. I think that what is done by independent security researchers is a good example of vendors being responsive to concerns : https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/47803.html.