Both gun-control and gun-rights people should oppose IoT firearms. They'd just be dangerous. All it takes is a couple minutes of thinking about the most basic ideas of internet security, and it quickly becomes obviously this is a terrible terrible idea.
golden oldie post:
golden oldie post:
https://twitter.com/hacks4pancakes/status/684509338313035777
Add to that the less obvious stuff, like poorly secured firearm management systems that show us the realtime locations of people who got concealed carry permits and firearms for protection from potentially murerous stalkers and abusive ex-partners, for instance.
Imagine if one of these people found a trivial exploit for a particular "smartgun" interface, even if there's no central database, using a smartphone app to lock the firing mechanism of a firearm when approaching in violation of a restraining order.
Imagine a generic IoT chipset in a smartgun that gets infected with a Bitcoin mining app that also happens to unlock the firing mechanism at an inopportune moment.
Some manufacturers may decide to use electronic trigger mechanisms in a few years. You may scream now.
Some manufacturers may decide to use electronic trigger mechanisms in a few years. You may scream now.
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