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/end live tooting of Bruce Schneier's keynote @

Technology moves faster than law, and that's a new thing. How do we make law that is adaptive and agile in the same way software is? Schneier asks

Generation gap between those who understand the problem and those who don't. FBI's myopic focus on one aspect of the technology a good example, Schneier tells

Free software does not come with any liability, but once a company sells it, it does, Schneier tells

libertarian ethos in Silicon Valley worked because it didn't matter, it was email, facebook, websites. But now it's physical things, and the government isn't going to stand by any more, Schneier tells

What can we do today in security to prepare for the robotic future? Schneier asks

EU is big enough that GDPR can move the needle, because software is write once deploy everywhere, Schneier tells

you can't cut someone's hair for money without a license, yet you can write software that determines who gets let out on parole with no license at all. My guess is some level of software engineer that's going to require licensing, Schneier tells

Most policymakers don't understand technology, and that's a problem, Schneier tells

As technologists, we need to get involved in policy, Schneier tells

When the internet starts killing people, the government will get involved. The choice is now between smart government involvement and stupid government involvement, Schneier tells

20th century shows that new technology produces new regulatory agencies, we should follow that model, Schneier tells

We need some way to capture the idea that everything is becoming a computer first, and whatever else (car, etc) second. We need some new regulatory agency that will deal with this, Schneier tells

Need more government regulation best solution to security of cyber-physical systems, but old regulatory regimes won't work, because everything is software now, no longer siloed into types of tech--cars, planes, medical, etc, Schneier tells

Security is a moving target, old way of "secure it right the first time" no longer works, Schneier tells

5 truisms
1) on the internet attack is easier than defense
2) most software is poorly written and insecure
3) vulns in one thing affect another
4) don't need to be an expert to use stolen NSA attack tools
5) DMCA makes security research hard.
Schneier tells

Five truisms that affect the security arms race on the internet, Schneier tells

Market can't fix IoT security mess, because in most cases neither the buyer nor seller care, Schneier tells

Most IoT devices don't have a security patching mechanism, upgrade path is to throw it away and buy a new one, Schneier tells

We are creating an internet of things that senses, thinks, and acts, the classical definition of a robot, Schneier tells