One day we'll need remote attestation to even get an internet connection. "Untrusted" devices that have been "tampered with" need not apply.

Little by little, everything I hold dear is getting destroyed. Computers of our own, that we control, that we can freely hack on. Everything the word "hacker" stands for. How I wish I could turn back the clock...

And always have that phone on you at all times please.

This goes way beyond any notion of a "hacker tweaking his electronics".

With ID checks, device attestation and a device required for any transaction, and all this data piped in to a central brain (none of which are far fetched), we're all pretty much buggered.

It is a matter of time until advertising companies claw their way in, insurances calculate individual premiums based on behaviour, and remember, we're all one legislation away from being governed by lunatics.