The Future Has a Kill Switch

In Wired, security pundit Bruce Schneier writes about the potential abuse of the ability to remotely control physical devices: I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch. He defines the idea broadly, everything from a device refusing to record a copyrighted song, to OnStar giving the capability to police to remotely shut off a car's engine. The concept of who gets to control your 'devices' remotely is worth a thought, and we will see more of this in the future. Schneiers's blog. He was also recently interviewed in the Edge.