"Why The Internet Of Things Might Try To Kill You" is the awesome title of a ReadWriteWeb post.
Brian Proffitt begins with a fine hypothetical narrative of chaos in New York following digital disaster. Then he lays out reasons that such badness could occur. The fear returns with lines like this:
if we're not careful, the Internet of Things could also turn out to be one of the most dangerous weapons around. Subverted by malicious intent, the Internet of Things could just as easily turn our lives into a horror movie, one in which the everyday objects we depend on have suddenly developed a new urge—the urge to kill. [emphases added]
Read on for more Gothic touches, from Stephen King to supervillains.
The article is actually well researched and detailed.
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