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So the line of defence remains is "PIN NUMBER" Wowww what a strong security ? HSBC , invest some money...- Anonymous
Is the iPhone killing the 'Net? That’s the question posed by Oxford University Professor Jonathan Zittrain in his new book, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It .
Zittrain is a bona fide member of the digiterati -- a cyberlaw scholar with multiple degrees from Yale and Harvard. He is the Professor of Internet Government and Regulation at Oxford University and co-founder of Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. His latest book is due for release April 14.
2 p.m.- 3 p.m. ET, Monday, April 28
Join Jonathan Zittrain April 28 at 2 p.m. EST for a live Network World chat in which he will answer your questions about why the iPhone (and gadgets like it) harm the Internet.
Zittrain argues that today’s Internet appliances such as the iPhone and Xbox hamper innovation. That’s because these locked-down devices prohibit the kind of tinkering by end users that made PCs and the Internet such a force of economic, political and artistic change.
Zittrain understands why appliances are attractive to the average Internet user. They’re neatly packaged, they’re easy to use, and they’re reliable.
``We have grown weary not with the unexpected cool stuff that the generative PC had produced, but instead with the unexpected very uncool stuff that came along with it,’’ he writes. ``Viruses, spam, identity theft, crashes: all of these were the consequences of a certain freedom built into the generative PC. As these problems grow worse, for many the promise of security is enough reason to give up that freedom.’’
Zittrain argues that if the cybersecurity situation doesn’t improve, we will migrate to a different kind of Internet. The new Internet will have as its endpoints tethered appliances such as iPhones, which are controlled by their manufacturers, instead of open, changeable PCs attached to an open network that can foster the next round of disruptive innovation. (See our slideshow of iPhone clones.)
``The future is not one of generative PCs attached to a generative network. It is instead of appliances tethered to a network of control,’’ he warns.
Debate on ZittrainBy Anonymous on April 27, 2008, 10:30 amhttp://bostonreview.net/current_issue/ Article by Zittrain on core ideas of the book, with replies from Richard Stallman (gnu, Free Software), Hal Varian (google),...
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...someone needs to get out more...By Anonymous on April 18, 2008, 10:54 pm ...sure I would use an iPhone, because it is more capable than my current cell phone. This does not mean, however, by even the longest of shots, that I would suddenly...
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Yeah rightBy Morris Cox on April 16, 2008, 5:29 pm"less immune to malware"? As I recall, everything on the iPhone runs as root. There's little in the way of security. So go get a clue. Sheesh. http://www.google.com/search?q=iPhone+runs+as+root...
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Everyone's got an opinion...By Anonymous on April 16, 2008, 2:53 pmAlways some Doom & Gloom genius with ominous warnings... Sorry NetworkWorld, you guys are the ones who go get these opinions! Carmelo Lisciotto
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WikpediaBy Wikipedia User on April 16, 2008, 10:36 am1. I thought it was wikipedia not wikpedia -"Wikpedia is of course a misspelling of the name, the correct spelling is actually WIKIPEDIA" from http://www.wikepedia.biz/wikpedia.php 2....
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