Life Forms in the Internet of Things

Security chief of In-Q-Tel suggests that entities in the Internet of Things are life forms.  " ... They are immortal in the sense that they can continue to function for years at an assigned task. "The longer lived these devices," said Geer, "the surer it will be that they will be hijacked within their lifetime." ... "Their manufacturers may die before they do -- a kind of unwanted legacy much akin to superfund sites and space junk," said Geer. So something has to be done. ... " .