Immersive Infections
[Philip Lelyveld comment; This article describes a series of progressively more malicious hacks to VR and AR experiences. The author argues for making sure that the systems are secure before they are widely deployed. With all the money flowing into VR, though, its not going to happen.]
Technology, historically, has moved at a very fast speed, usually with the unfortunate result of the tech including security holes and vulnerabilities that are used later by malicious actors. For as badly as I know that many of us (myself included) want this technology, I think it is far more important to take the proper time needed to make sure it can’t be abused, because the danger of having exploitable technology attached to your face is far greater than not having access to Facebook due to ransomware.