Source: BBC Technology News

Date: October 10th, 2017

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/disruptors_how_may_I_help_you

Discussion

1) “In the brave new world of retail this won’t necessitate a trek out to the nearest late night supermarket. Instead the shop can come to you.  With the touch of an app button, you hail a low-slung electric vehicle, like a glass-sided motorhome, which quietly glides into a parking space near you.  You enter the shop by swiping your mobile phone at the door, pick up your wares and swipe out again. There’s no cashier or sales assistant, and no-one to clean up if you drop a carton of milk on your toe.”  What are some of the cybersecurity issues around this idea?

2) What are some of the technology (in addition to cybersecurity) issues around this idea?