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This USB Key will self destruct in 5 seconds......
So Samsung,Apple,etc can then cause their overpriced phones to self destruct exactly after two years,forcing you to upgrade?? :p
I jest,but I wonder if this could be integrated at a hard to detect level to cause electronic devices to go kaput remotely.
I'm not sure i fancy having a medical device getting vaporised inside me when it contains rubidium and sodium bifluoride (BTW the articles misspelled bifluoride, the o and u needs to be swapped) :)
'The vaporizable electronics "anti-theft feature" of your device has been compromised by IronyWorm. Please send XXX bitcoin to XXX address or your device will be destroyed.'
This was my first thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lanky123
"Yes your honour, you are free to browse the contents of my device for illegal activity, IF YOU CAN FIND IT!"
Jury: We get it, you vape
Vaping electronics. Thats a new and potentially expensive habit!! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by EvilCycle
That was my first thought - All the crims and filthy pervs now getting away with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by EvilCycle
Nowt wrong with vaping, though...
This will take planned obsolescence to a whole new level. Has Apple bought them yet?
Ideal for a Gary Powers scenario...
That may be in jest, but it's not a bad idea. I mean, you can buy services that are active for one month, six, twelve, eighteen, whatever. Why not hardware?Quote:
Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH
Provided the buyer knows he's buying something for two years and no longer, then .... fair enough.
I can also most definitely see the benefits for data protection. Providing it was sensibly-priced, I'd certainly pay a premium for a self-destruct capability, either on demand, or after, for example, failing three (or whatever I set) password attempts. It's way better than even supposedly 'bullet-proof' encryption.
I think sodium biflouride may used in self destructing bread...Quote:
Originally Posted by Corky34
Looking at how both Apple and Samsung were apparently actively gimping battery life,which was OFC nothing to do with making people upgrade quicker(honest guv!),it makes me think the potential for this to be abused is very high,especially as if they can bury it quite deeply so its difficult to find, its not like it will take much to brick a modern device.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saracen
Deliberate obsolescence? They can do this already by selecting certain caps and voltage regulators etc with too low a durability rating. You just need something to go pop to take out enough of the device to render it unusable, and if that component is integrated into the PCB rather than soldered onto it, when it goes it is not possible to simply remove and replace it. Like my perfectly fine ipod which I can no longer use thanks to one of the things feeding the screen going duff. All intact, working, backlight good etc, but the screen doesn't show anything :(
Yeah,I have seen that too,but this could be engineered to be more precise and less easier to detect unless some were to look at chips under a microscope. I am only saying this after all the stuff Apple and even Samsung have apparently done after their battery shenanigans,so its not beyond the remit of what companies might try.Quote:
Originally Posted by ik9000
oh I get what you're saying and wouldn't hesitate to imagine someone in such or similar companies salivating at the prospect of being able to guarantee obsolescence. They'll no-doubt sell it as a security feature "if your phone gets nicked" etc etc, and then find that unfortunately the update to OS level+2 above your initial one has an unforeseen compatibility issue that unfortunately, and entirely unintentionally (honest guv) bricks your device. Sorry about that. Warranty? Oh that was 2 years mate. Last week as it happens. Unfortunate coincidence no?Quote:
Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH
Yeah,and combine that with the fact many devices seem to be getting more and more expensive for similar models at each generation,and having less and less of a useful performance leap or any real improvement in features,its a worrying prospect!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ik9000
I can see this going into pretty much anything and everything. Your boiler, your fridge, dvd player, TV, EVERYTHING to maintain a custom base. F*** the environment, it's all about profit profit profit.Quote:
Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH
More like screw the consumer - make the BOM cheaper and cheaper,and then spend it on PR bumpf saying its "revolutionary". The only thing "revolutionary" is how little they spend on certain parts,the crappy QA/QC,the lack of repairability and how fragile the devices are. Oh,and also the customary excuse for the price going up at each generation.Quote:
Originally Posted by ik9000
Just tie people into more and more absurd planned obsolescence,with not enough recycling either, meaning loads of third world countries are hammered with electronics waste,whilst said companies are trying to sell their "environmental" cred.
China is already getting fed up with it and is now slowly reducing the amount of waste they are importing,and no wonder why since its damaging to their environment.
We as the end consumers have to stop buying the latest thing just because it's new and maybe a little faster than last year's model.
But these chips wouldn't go into consumer grade stuff, it's much easier and cheaper to use lower rated components that are being pushed a little too hard and burn out in 12 to 24 months.
Being a brother members of Cynics United, I don't doubt it.Quote:
Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH
But though there is a potential for abuse, there's always serious potential for legit use, and many new technologies can be abused.
I guess it comes back to Caveat Emptor. If certain companies get a reputation for abuse, savvy buyers will buy elsewhere. And for those that won't, well, some people can't be helped to help themselves. As the old adage goes, you can't teach mathematics to a pig, and if you keep trying you only anger the pig. :D