Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
It’s a screenshot of my iPhone settings I took while in the USA last week.
Canada telecoms allow us to connect our laptops via our phones, to Hotspot.
The States isn’t into them. Instead, they use MiFis – a stand-alone device that looks like this – 2nd last photo.
Remember: you are legally responsible for anyone who uses your HotSpot.
This year, our cars will be constantly connected to the internet. It’s going to be HUGE.
By 2021, the auto industry will have have the highest revenue that’s connectivity-related.
It arrived last year via Audi, and Chevy is a front-runner, with 10 of their models to be offered with 4G and LTE connections by this 2014 summer.
Read it online at Autonet.ca
It will be interesting to see how the data will be priced, because using the rule of thumb that at YouTube video is 1MB per minute, we’d all be driving down the road just hemorrhaging money.
Remember my column about War Driving? I wonder how this will affect things like that. I also wonder about the security aspect of an always-connected car. Remember, you are responsible for hotspot users.
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That’s my Blackberry, with a warning all phones should come with.
You’ll never see me allowing anyone to Hotspot off my phone.
So if they’re up to anything shady or illegal, then your name is now linked to it, and recorded in your cel phone provider’s database.
I’m sure you could explain your way out, but why even get into it.
