[xirdstl]

For the same reason I am skeptical of the "Internet of Things". Do we really want every device in our home to be exploitable from someone across the globe? Continually applying firmware updates to appliances to close security holes? Something fundamental has to change about how we handle device security before I want to live in that world.

[_lce0]

exactly!

I want all my devices to be as dumb as wires.

Wired technology just works, out-of-the-box, no setup, no maintenance, no nothing .. just make sure the plug fit in both ends, and done!

Wireless technology should work similar, but via the air, like an invisible wire .. not as a open gate to the internet!

..and please let's not add multi-purpose CPU just for the sake of marketing!

[pyre]

What? The Internet of Things is equally exploitable if your devices are connected over ethernet (or ethernet over powerlines). The key factor is whether or not it's connected to the Internet.