Excerpts from Richard Stallman’s talk in Mandya, India

In his talk, Stallman touched upon why this is dangerous as he tries to get a whole generation of young engineers to follow the path of free software. This is the internet of stings, where the way the user talks to the product is going through the manufacturer’s server. It used to be that the owner of the product could watch directly, connect to it directly, but then the manufacturer changed the software so that users have to connect through the manufacturer’s server after making an account.

Source: factordaily.com