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By Caroline Copley HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – It’s not just computers and mobile phones that are vulnerable to cyber attack, according to software firm Trend Micro. As more devices are hooked up to the Internet, it could be anything from medical equipment to industrial machinery – and even sex toys. To illustrate the point, Trend Micro spokesman Udo Schneider surprised journalists at a news conference this week by placing a large, neon-pink vibrator on the desk in front of him and then bringing it to life by typing out a few lines of code on his laptop.
Yes your Vibrator can now be hacked, welcome to the Internet of Everything a new multi-billion dollar industry designed to make you go full digital.
We keep reminding our readers that you NEVER DO FULL DIGITAL. Why was this concept so difficult to understand?
Technology is your friend and your ally until it is turned on you and against you which has already happened. Therefore, take what is good and leave the rest.
Don’t get Suckerberged into submission and buying the convenience argument wholesale.
Use it till the grid is still up, but practice something called reading and memorization in parallel because once the knowledge is lifted the Mandela Effect or Affect will be strong.