From smart building to smart planet, how good is that !

[KeenMan_DZ]

Hello everyone

 

A friend of mine is working on smart houses where devices are connected to each other wirelessly and connected to a computer then to internet ... now, many engineering projects are extending this study to make smart cities and then smart planet.

 

The question is, with each technology comes some risks, .. do we really need smart cities? and how risky would it be to make all devices in a big city connected to the net ?!

[fiveworlds]

The question is, with each technology comes some risks, .. do we really need smart cities? and how risky would it be to make all devices in a big city connected to the net ?!

 

Ask yourself how many different websites you need to block to stop Microsoft taking data off windows 10. http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/02/09/windows-10-data-tracking-spying-levels/#c7165677aa99

 

Also little known is that Microsoft can force the older versions of their software to update to windows 10. They don't actually have to give you a choice about updating.

 

Let's look at it from the perspective of opening your car. At one time we all used a key. Now we can open our car with a button. The problem is that a hacker can save the open signal and re-transmit it when you are gone opening your car.

Edited February 17, 2016 by fiveworlds