Charlie Stross on Nostr: WHAT— This had me in three words: "network-connected wrenches". I mean, WHY? Okay, ...
WHAT—
This had me in three words: "network-connected wrenches". I mean, WHY? Okay, I get that if you're Boeing you might *want* to ensure your fitters are torquing the bolts on your emergency exit covers correctly. But surely the wrench should be pretty much transmit-only while it's in use on an assembly line? It shouldn't be able to execute code at all.
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/111726377301903842
This had me in three words: "network-connected wrenches". I mean, WHY? Okay, I get that if you're Boeing you might *want* to ensure your fitters are torquing the bolts on your emergency exit covers correctly. But surely the wrench should be pretty much transmit-only while it's in use on an assembly line? It shouldn't be able to execute code at all.
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/111726377301903842