Zittrain on Security and Innovation
Berkman Center co-director and StopBadware founder Jonathan Zittrain is featured in Information Security News speaking on badware as a threat to the openness and innovation of the Internet.
According to StopBadware, badware is "software that fundamentally disregards a user's choice over how his or her computer will be used." As badware attacks become more common, makers of networked devices – including personal computers – are looking to more locked-down solutions to protect users, Zittrain says.
Professor Zittrain warns that public fears over security could lead manufacturers to create highly controlled computers that function more like appliances, running only pre-approved processes. "There's a movement to turn the PC into things like the Tivo or BlackBerry, which are tethered to their maker," he says.
You can read the full article here. For more on this issue from Jonathan Zittrain, see this interview in Wired, and his paper on “The Generative Internet,” available on SSRN.
According to StopBadware, badware is "software that fundamentally disregards a user's choice over how his or her computer will be used." As badware attacks become more common, makers of networked devices – including personal computers – are looking to more locked-down solutions to protect users, Zittrain says.
Professor Zittrain warns that public fears over security could lead manufacturers to create highly controlled computers that function more like appliances, running only pre-approved processes. "There's a movement to turn the PC into things like the Tivo or BlackBerry, which are tethered to their maker," he says.
You can read the full article here. For more on this issue from Jonathan Zittrain, see this interview in Wired, and his paper on “The Generative Internet,” available on SSRN.