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A vision for the future This is one of nearly a thousand foresight statements shared by people from around the world. To return to the Voices of the People home page, click here. To do a refined search of the Voices of the People statements, click here. To submit your ideas to this online archive, look to the upper right corner of this page, click on "Share Your Prediction" and fill in the pop-up form. Name: Kyle From: District of Columbia Bio: I'm a college student who works in an on-campus computer lab Area of Expertise: Research Scientist/Illuminator Topic: Global Relationships/Politics Headline: Our reliance on the internet will be our weakness Nutshell: The trend to more connectivity with the internet will decrease after a major cyber attack on the United States. Vision:
In the future we will be reliant on an ever-increasing number of products commected to the internet. Our clothing, household applainces, and cars will be in some way connected to the internet. This will culminate in a major cyber attack on the United States, crippling many of the vital opperations and services we use every day.
Date Submitted: 11/11/2004 |
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