Reply to post: Re: "We can't avoid the IoT revolution by refusing to play part."

F-Secure's Mikko Hypponen on IoT: If it uses electricity, it will go online

Flywheel

Re: "We can't avoid the IoT revolution by refusing to play part."

I can imagine that in five years max high end TVs which come with a microphone either in the TV or the remote will trickle down to all models

I agree, and I believe for that reason, (although not exclusively) a Neo-Luddite subculture will pop up everywhere, de-smarting your devices for a fee. I can also predict that there'll be some sort of alternative Tor-alike Internet connected via Mesh devices.

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