Like the Atomic Bomb(Japan), Agent Orange(Vietnam) US is trying to get the test field setup in Iraq for Armed Robots. Only difference this time might be that they might have a limit on number of innocent people get killed by one robot. If it kills 10 innocent people then mission accomplished we will unplug it. I wish one day these robots gets in the hands of real humans and used to distribute food and help in some drought affected african countries.
Read the disclosure policy first. Apple is the one has the track record of irresponsibility from ipod batteries to wifi security.
"I've been asked what our disclosure policy is. Its pretty simple, in most cases we will give vendors as long as they need to fix problems. If the vendor is unresponsive or make threats, we will give them 30 days then release details. If a vendor answers a vulnerability disclosure with marketing and spin attempts, we no longer report vulnerabilities to that vendor but the information goes into our Hacker Eye View program for customers and will be used in pentesting. We do not sell the vulnerabilities to any 3rd party."
You can find $30 PII desktops with Windows XP in craigslist.
If the government(non profit orgs) itself manufactures some lower end PCs with linux, it can bring the cost down dramatically. Distribution and support is going to cost big though.
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Like the Atomic Bomb(Japan), Agent Orange(Vietnam) US is trying to get the test field setup in Iraq for Armed Robots. Only difference this time might be that they might have a limit on number of innocent people get killed by one robot. If it kills 10 innocent people then mission accomplished we will unplug it. I wish one day these robots gets in the hands of real humans and used to distribute food and help in some drought affected african countries.
Read the disclosure policy first. Apple is the one has the track record of irresponsibility from ipod batteries to wifi security. "I've been asked what our disclosure policy is. Its pretty simple, in most cases we will give vendors as long as they need to fix problems. If the vendor is unresponsive or make threats, we will give them 30 days then release details. If a vendor answers a vulnerability disclosure with marketing and spin attempts, we no longer report vulnerabilities to that vendor but the information goes into our Hacker Eye View program for customers and will be used in pentesting. We do not sell the vulnerabilities to any 3rd party."
You can find $30 PII desktops with Windows XP in craigslist. If the government(non profit orgs) itself manufactures some lower end PCs with linux, it can bring the cost down dramatically. Distribution and support is going to cost big though.