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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Although after having invented the three laws of
roborics, Asimov then wrote many short stories looking into ways they could be
(deliberately or accidentally) circumvented. As the saying goes, if you create a
fool-proof system only a fool would use it</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Despite the apparent infallibility of computers and
computer programming, it is when systems fail or are stressed that their
true colours appear. As Morrison and Little observed way back in the 80's, when
digital systems placed in mission-critical situations fail, they tend not to
fail gracefully, so give me a well trained, adaptable human any
time!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Robert T-A</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rgesthuizen@gmail.com href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">Roland
Gesthuizen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=itapps@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au">Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 16, 2015 3:25
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Data
security</DIV>
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<DIV>It is an interesting risk problem .. do we fear the Hacker who hijacked a
plane or the rogue pilot? </DIV>
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<DIV>I have more faith in planes than pilots .. they clearly know when the
ground or buildings are in proximity. It annoys the hell of out me that
reversing systems allow users to hit something when clearly, all the car needs
is to gently tap the brake. What stops a plan giving a gentle tap. Many cars
now take over your vehicle braking with a dedicated system when you do
something stupid and lock up the brakes. Nobody is suggesting that we should
not have this feature in case a car is hijacked, rather that at a primitive
programming level the car acts to protect itself and your life. It’s a tap on
the steering wheel that saves lives.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have faith that if we can program in the laws of robotics (salute to
Isaac Asimov <A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics</A>),
the vehicle will not allow the people or itself come into harm from a
malicious instruction. So if they get a command or software instruction that
it knows will lead to certain destruction or death, it will trip over to a
safety and alert status. </DIV>
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<DIV>“So you want to fly the plan into a mountain, forget it chum, Im flying
over it and alerting the authorities.”</DIV>
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<DIV>“So we are running low on fuel and the nearest airport I can land in is
behind us? Forget it chum, I’m turning this plane around and alerting the
authorities.”</DIV>
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<DIV>“So this software routine wants me to open the doors mid-flight? Forget
it chum, I’m sounding an alert for pilot, authorities and aborting the command
until you all say pretty-please."</DIV>
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<DIV>It isn’t as if a plane refuses to take off because it is lacking scented
napkins (salute to Douglas Adams) rather that thy are programmed to do
sensible and nice things because we managed to think through these options in
advance.</DIV><BR>
<DIV>We could suggest Roboethics for a 2020 study design :-)</DIV>
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GESTHUIZEN<BR></B><A
href="http://about.me/rgesthuizen">http://about.me/rgesthuizen</A><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>
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<DIV>On 16 Apr 2015, at 2:35 pm, Mark <<A
href="mailto:mark@vceit.com">mark@vceit.com</A>> wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV dir=ltr>Ho hum. This may be my last news post for a while.
<DIV>People don't seem interested in them, and I have so many other cats to
kick.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Hackers Could Commandeer New Planes Through Passenger
Wi-Fi</B><BR></DIV>
<DIV><I>Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, as well as Airbus A350 and A380
aircraft, have Wi-Fi passenger networks that use the same network as the
avionics systems of the planes, raising the possibility that a hacker could
hijack the navigation system or commandeer the plane through the in-plane
network, according to the US Government Accountability Office, which
released a report about the planes today...</I><BR clear=all>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.wired.com/2015/04/hackers-commandeer-new-planes-passenger-wi-fi/">www.wired.com/2015/04/hackers-commandeer-new-planes-passenger-wi-fi/</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Or, like, whatever...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>-- </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">A nerd is someone whose life revolves
around computers and technology for fun.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">A geek is someone whose life revolves
around computers and technology for money.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Mark Kelly<BR></DIV>
<DIV>mark AT vceit DOT com</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://vceit.com/" target=_blank>http://vceit.com</A></DIV>
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