Comments on: The Next 50 Years of Computer Security http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/05/the-next-50-years-of-computer-security/ Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing & Computer Security Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:04:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Navaho Gunleg http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/05/the-next-50-years-of-computer-security/#comment-1160 Navaho Gunleg Sun, 14 May 2006 13:02:46 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/05/the-next-50-years-of-computer-security/#comment-1160 Yeah, I have to agree with Someone, there will be more different devices for specific uses. I also expect that, <em>internally</em>, these appliances shall still be <em>general-purpose capable</em>, so to speak. However, Digital Restriction Management and/or sneaky EULA's (which by itself are Digital Restriction-tools, too), or too extreme 'cyber'-laws will prevent the hackers (in the positive sense) to crack the appliances open and see how it works, to improve it or to add the functionality that we want and share the information. An otherwise so innocent and intellectually challenging an experience will become 'illegal' and make one an instant criminal. (In contrast: the whole Industrial Revolution wouldn't have been possible if there weren't any people tinkering with other people's inventions, aiming to improve and secure things.) Heck, maybe it'll even be impossible to <em>open</em> these appliances by embedding them in some type of epoxy that is impossible to remove without harning the device. That's the more sadder route that events could take -- future might show us we have been priviledged to live in current times... Yeah, I have to agree with Someone, there will be more different devices for specific uses.

I also expect that, internally, these appliances shall still be general-purpose capable, so to speak. However, Digital Restriction Management and/or sneaky EULA’s (which by itself are Digital Restriction-tools, too), or too extreme ‘cyber’-laws will prevent the hackers (in the positive sense) to crack the appliances open and see how it works, to improve it or to add the functionality that we want and share the information.

An otherwise so innocent and intellectually challenging an experience will become ‘illegal’ and make one an instant criminal. (In contrast: the whole Industrial Revolution wouldn’t have been possible if there weren’t any people tinkering with other people’s inventions, aiming to improve and secure things.)

Heck, maybe it’ll even be impossible to open these appliances by embedding them in some type of epoxy that is impossible to remove without harning the device.

That’s the more sadder route that events could take — future might show us we have been priviledged to live in current times…

]]> By: Someone http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/05/the-next-50-years-of-computer-security/#comment-1120 Someone Thu, 11 May 2006 07:33:42 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/05/the-next-50-years-of-computer-security/#comment-1120 What is going to happen over the next 50 years? General purpose computing will be less general. More appliances, one for gaming, one for media, one for communication and so on. We still have General purpose computers but their adoption in society would be less frequent. What is going to happen over the next 50 years? General purpose computing will be less general. More appliances, one for gaming, one for media, one for communication and so on. We still have General purpose computers but their adoption in society would be less frequent.

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