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> around what type of computer can be put inside of non-standard computing device What does "type of computer" mean? And why would this need regulation (are so
by weberc2 10y ago
> around what type of computer can be put inside of non-standard computing device
What does "type of computer" mean? And why would this need regulation (are some "types of computers" less secure than others)?
- neom 10y agoThis: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14247715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14247715 -- But also, there is no need to put a computer with a huge amount of resource in say, a baby bottle that can tell an app what temperature the milk is. In theory you could do a lot more (or at least different) damage with a P5 than a 486. The IoT stuff is usually cobbled together components, so we'll see things like a 500gig HD on a device (such as an environmental sensor for a city intersection) that passes off data and at most needs a couple gigs for OS and cache stuff. It's harder to start installing stuff on devices that are at the minimum specs for what they are designed to do. I'm not sure if that makes sense but I'm pretty sure there is some logic in there somewhere. Correct me if I'm wrong. it was just a thought. :)