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The Launch of AllSeen Alliance (and the Next Generation of Open Collaboration)
By way of background, the Alliance was created to play a critical role in enabling the “Internet of Things” to become a reality. The Internet of Things is one of those phrases that has been around a long time, and people are still waiting to see it come into existence. In a nut shell, the concept is to have an almost infinite number of devices – many intensely humble in their purpose, such as lights, switches, thermostats (and yes, your refrigerator, if you must). |
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AllSeen Alliance, ominous name?
linux4567 wrote:smartphones which are basically just corporate and NSA tracking and monitoring devices disguised as useful tools
+1 Well said and quite accurate imho.
I can see the restraint of the NSA et. al. as becoming a major issue in the next election.
I wish that would be the case, but I have no real hope that it will be.
I wish that would be the case, but I have no real hope that it will be.
It will be an issue during the election. Just not after the election.
> I wish that would be the case, but I have no real hope that it will be.
> It will be an issue during the election. Just not after the election.
Ouch! And that might well be the optimistic perspective!
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True it's being lead by the Linux foundation so it should be a good thing but the name of the alliance just screams of 'all seeing eye' and given we are talking about networking up all devices around us the potential for abuse is massive.
I really do hope that despite the ominous name of this alliance, the Linux Foundation will ensure that any standards that come out of this are fully open source and totally respect the users' privacy (unlike what happened with smartphones which are basically just corporate and NSA tracking and monitoring devices disguised as useful tools).