Identity: the killer app of crowdfunded open hardware

Abstract

In the next 20 years, the notion of a secure, verifiable identity will drive the adoption of crowdfunded open hardware.

References

1. Barnett, C. Trends Show Crowdfunding To Surpass VC In 2016. Forbes. June 9, 2015.
2. Crowd Supply. Proclamation of User Rights; https://www.crowdsupply.com/about#user-rights
3. Eckersley, P. and Portnoy, E. Intel's Management Engine is a security hazard, and users need a way to disable it. Electronic Frontier Foundation. May 8, 2017; https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/intels-management-engine-security-hazard-and-users-need-way-disable-it

Index Terms

• Applied computing

  • Operations research

    • Consumer products

• Information systems

  • World Wide Web

    • Web applications

      • Crowdsourcing

• Security and privacy

  • Security in hardware

• Social and professional topics

  • Professional topics

    • Computing profession

      • Funding