For consumers out there that are concerned about security on the Internet, give this article a read and think about your life and the way you assign value to information you use to make decisions.  It all boils down to trust relationships.  The Internet and networks are no different than relationships with people.  After all, people do run the Internet.  How secure are you from semantic attacks?

Crypto-Gram: From October 15, 2000; Semantic Attacks: The Third Wave of Network Attacks. Bruce Schneier. [Tomalak's Realm]

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With Xbox's success behind them, Microsoft will keep rolling out great consumer devices.  The HomeStation and Mira, they are now going after the broader home automation market.  This is truly a world domination play.  After they lock in the devices that run your home, what's stopping them from getting into the real estate business?  Hmmm.

I attended a meeting not too long ago where one of my companies luminaries stood up and told a few hundred people that the refigerator would be the big home automation play because it is designed to run cold and 24x7.  I openly disagreed with him, but didn't push it too far.  My vote was with the entertainment system.  Hmmm, I wonder.  The moral of the story:  Don't let businessmen design consumer devices.

PC Format: From September 2001; Microsoft HomeStation [Tomalak's Realm]

News.Com: Microsoft device to bridge TV, PC. The device is effectively a cross between a Pocket PC-based handheld computer and a TV remote control. Sources said Mira will use Microsoft's Terminal Server, software that governs the exchange of data between a computing device and a central server. [Tomalak's Realm]

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