Stoplights are often installed after {n} number of people die at an intersection to justify the cost. Is that cool?
Regulations are put on companies after their freedom of choice; when abused, starts harming people. I think IoT is a perfect example of this. Today the manufactures have a great deal of freedom. Their lack of self regulation will require others to step in and regulate them.
On the matter of vigilantes: This is a complicated topic, but I support them doing this, even if it harms myself or someone I care about. If this problem is not stopped sooner than later, it will explode into a much bigger economic and/or societal issue that will be difficult to contain. I have warned the people I care about already.
The current state of IoT is a complete lack of responsibility. I would even support someone bricking every piece of machinery they can, including cars, heavy equipment, power plants and anything else that was built without proper engineering.
I don't think the connection will ever be direct enough for the masses to care, there will never been an equivalent of dead bodies hanging out of car wreckage at an intersection.
If someones dishwasher is streaming pirated movies would they care? If their children's bedroom were unknowingly being streamed to pedophiles would the care (obviously they wouldn't like it, but caring requires knowing)?
Regulations are put on companies after their freedom of choice; when abused, starts harming people. I think IoT is a perfect example of this. Today the manufactures have a great deal of freedom. Their lack of self regulation will require others to step in and regulate them.
On the matter of vigilantes: This is a complicated topic, but I support them doing this, even if it harms myself or someone I care about. If this problem is not stopped sooner than later, it will explode into a much bigger economic and/or societal issue that will be difficult to contain. I have warned the people I care about already.
The current state of IoT is a complete lack of responsibility. I would even support someone bricking every piece of machinery they can, including cars, heavy equipment, power plants and anything else that was built without proper engineering.