When Gadgets Betray Us: The Dark Side of Our Infatuation with New Technologies

Technologyisevolvingfasterthanweare.Asourmobilephones,mp3players,cars,anddigitalcamerasbecomemoreandmorecomplex,weunderstandlessandlessabouthowtheyactuallyworkandwhatpersonaldetailsthesegadgetsmightrevealaboutus.RobertVamosi,anawardwinningjournalistandanalystwhohasbeencoveringdigitalsecurityissuesformorethanadecade,showsusthedarksideofallthatdigitalcapabilityandconvenience.HotelroomTVremotescanbeusedtostealouraccountinformationandspyonwhatwe'vebeenwatching,tollboothtranspondersreceiveunencryptedEZPassorFasTrakinfothatcanbestolenandcloned,andourcarsmonitorandstoredataaboutourdrivinghabitsthatcanbeusedincourtagainstus.WhenGadgetsBetrayUsgivesusaglimpseintothesecretlivesofourgadgetsandhelpsustobetterunderstandandmanagetheseveryrealrisks.