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James Clapper Opens Door to IoT Real-time Data Collection and Monitoring to Combat those "Gone Dark"

posted by martyb on Thursday February 11 2016, @10:54AM   Printer-friendly
from the he-should-demonstrate-by-personal-example dept.

Hyperturtle writes:

Ars Technica has a good write up on James Clapper's (the Director of National Intelligence) public comments about the Internet of Things (IoT), and how they may be used.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/us-intelligence-chief-says-iot-climate-change-add-to-global-instability/

Considering that many IoT devices are intended for in-the-home devices, will citizens push back against this type of deeply intrusive monitoring?

Will people reject convenience that has the feature to be monitored in real time across many toys, products, and "smart" devices? How long will the data be retained, and can any of the collection be turned off?

What if it becomes a social construct in that tampering with an IoT device because it may contain or transmit something embarassing becomes tantamount to concealing evidence? Or if can cause an obstruction of justice if you disable the reporting functionality by blocking DNS or any other means of keeping the traffic inside the home?

What will the public let the government do with IoT data to foster better protection of civilian freedom from terror and tyranny?

[Update: James Clapper is the Director of National Intelligence (not the US FBI chief). -Ed.]

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by c0lo on Thursday February 11 2016, @12:42PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday February 11 2016, @12:42PM (#302691) Journal

    Just Trust these proprietary devices to act in your best interests

    Only if they are going to give them to me free, you know, like a gmail or FB account.

    (grin)

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  • (Score: 2) by ticho on Thursday February 11 2016, @01:07PM

    by ticho (89) on Thursday February 11 2016, @01:07PM (#302701) Homepage Journal

    Really? That's when I would trust such devices the least.

    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:21PM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday February 11 2016, @08:21PM (#302939) Journal

      Really?

      No.

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