I have been associated with the technology field for nearly 40 years. It used to be an 8 to 5 job but is now 24×7. Our misassumption is that technology will improve our lives but I beg to differ. It will certainly change our lives but it will also put us at risk of loss on all fronts.
Some of us remember when our cars could be fixed without a computer, no longer true. Three networks on TV were enough, 150+ channels is the new standard. We can now be entertained 24 hours a day without getting off the sofa, except for bodily input and output.
Our fascination with technology and its expanded application will enslave us soon. We are putting our trust in a paradigm perception encapsulated in safety which forms a target for techno-soldiers. We buy all of this technology without considering the safety factor or assuming there is some type of protection built in.
We don’t want to sweat or stress so we apply technology to eliminate biological transport and strengthening systems that Our Heavenly Father created. Sweat removes toxins and stress builds muscles and maturity. We want a technologically enhanced life of ease with all of its trappings. Our assumptions are our weaknesses and they will be exploited by predators.
We all assume hackers simply want notoriety but this is a simplistic view. Serious hackers want to exploit technology weaknesses without the user realizing anything has occurred. This complacency will be exploited and may prove to be newest form of control, war and terrorism. See: http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100921/ts_csm/327178