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Quotation of the Day for July 21, 2013"Yet children's role in home security and privacy goes beyond that of hapless victim, as they often have a surprising knack for mischief of their own. Children exploit door locks to isolate themselves or others, sometimes locking parents out of the parents' own rooms or even the entire house. Children find innovative and potentially-damaging applications for household objects, such as using crayons to write on walls or using the antennas of wireless routers as goalposts in games of miniaturized football. They adjust thermostats to extremes. They knowingly and intentionally invite into the household guests that would not be welcomed by their parents, not all of which may be human and some of which may carry contagion, filth, or other sources of environmental contamination. They escape the household and assist in the escape of both pets and of objects intended for indoor-only use. Many children perform surveillance operations which are invasive to the privacy of parents, siblings, or other members of the household." - Stuart Schechter, from the paper "The User IS the Enemy, and (S)he Keeps Reaching for that Bright Shiny Power Button!" [http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/?id=194484] Submitted by: Terry Labach Jul. 4, 2013  |
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