I'd love to have a fridge that could tell me its contents and give me a shopping list based on what I've recently cooked and what I have on hand and what's about ready to expire.
Never? So you would accept an Internet-connected pacemaker without a second thought? There are clearly tradeoffs. Saying security should never overrule advancement seems a little extreme.
Two-factor or not, you are introducing risk, complexity, and power consumption for what?
It says right there there are already Internet connected pacemakers.
>But device makers have begun designing them to connect to the Internet, which allows doctors to monitor patients from remote locations.
What's the benefit of wireless communication on pacemakers? Oh I don't know, how about having the ability to make a minor adjustment without having to go through a major surgery.
QoS can be quite useful, and your "pipe" needs some smarts in order to implement it.