I was asked today what do I mean by keeping phones simple. Personally, I thought it was obvious but clearly not.
My idea on phones is that they need to make phone calls and pass SMS messages. That is it nothing else. They need to make them unable to be programmed and not allow applications to run on them by supplying no RAM for programs just data, telephone numbers and messages and no enabling any programming languages at all. That way nobody hijacks the thing and nobody can program it to record your calls, give your location or list to you when you think it is off.
OK. I’ll be a bit flexible. I like the clock and a camera capability but again no programming just pictures and video as data which can be sent on to others for viewing.
I see bluetooth, infrared and WiFi as communication protocols so again it’s OK with that. Bluetooth headsets and connectivity are a necessity nowadays.
That however is it for my phone. As secure as you can get transmitting data into the ether. Unable to be hijacked by the Stasi and any other bad guys who are out there looking for bandwidth, data to steal or who just want to nose into my private life.
Keeping things simple. Pt 1 Phones
I was asked today what do I mean by keeping phones simple. Personally, I thought it was obvious but clearly not.
My idea on phones is that they need to make phone calls and pass SMS messages. That is it nothing else. They need to make them unable to be programmed and not allow applications to run on them by supplying no RAM for programs just data, telephone numbers and messages and no enabling any programming languages at all. That way nobody hijacks the thing and nobody can program it to record your calls, give your location or list to you when you think it is off.
OK. I’ll be a bit flexible. I like the clock and a camera capability but again no programming just pictures and video as data which can be sent on to others for viewing.
I see bluetooth, infrared and WiFi as communication protocols so again it’s OK with that. Bluetooth headsets and connectivity are a necessity nowadays.
That however is it for my phone. As secure as you can get transmitting data into the ether. Unable to be hijacked by the Stasi and any other bad guys who are out there looking for bandwidth, data to steal or who just want to nose into my private life.