> Industry executives say that military uses can coexist with > the millions of smart wireless Internet devices that can > sense the nearby use of military radar and automatically > yield the right of way. These devices are in use in Europe > and will soon be used in the United States.
In other words, the new WaveLAN cards are shipping with a remote off-switch held by minor government officials. Let's recap the initiatives currently underway by both governments and major software vendors: Remote disabling of your OS. Remote disabling of your applications. Remote disabling of your network connectivity. Remote invalidation, if not downright alteration, of your digital documents. I wonder what they'll announce next. --Lucky Green