On 25 Jun 2015 at 11:27, damon henry via EV wrote: > Having an internet connected device does have advantages including the > ability to easily upgrade.
I have some privacy concerns about these gadgets and won't let them in my house. It's the same objection I have to "connected" EVs -- but that's my tinfoil hat talking and I realze that not many other people are concerned. For most folks the more relevant issue would be -- what happens if the company that made the gadget folds, or stops supporting it in X years? As I understand it, and correct me if I'm wrong, they're hard coded to talk to the company's website. Without that connection, they're just landfill fodder. Or, if you buy a new mobile phone in 10 years and it won't run the no-longer-supported app, you're stuck. (I think the connected EVs are more capable of being autonomous, no pun intended -- at least I hope so, considering what they cost.) Now, if someone cracks the gadget and writes FLOSS firmware that can talk right to my home network, or a website that I control, that would interest me. But a lot of these gadgets are encrypted and locked in an effort to prevent that. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
