The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds.::A team of researchers discovered vulnerabilities in smart home devices made by big technology companies like Google.
The S in
IoT
is for SecurityThis perfectly encompasses the situation.
Idk, that seems exactly as secure as I thought.
If you care about this, but still want smart home tech, look into Home Assistant and use local-only devices.
Joke’s on you: I don’t think it’s secure and I don’t have any!
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no because its not in my home. good luck hacking my mechanical thermostat.
Some skinny dude in a Guy Fawkes mask sneaks in through the dog door and turns up the heat while you’re at work
Where’d my kid get a Guy Fawkes mask?
Seriously, though, who cranks the thermostat to 30 and walks out the door?
The guy wearing a guy Fawkes mask. Didn’t you listen?
Point taken. But I don’t go anywhere for work lol
Oh no, my good sir, not while you go into work.
While you’re at work. If you’re WFH, you could be staring at the door, that person is coming through the dog door anyway.
Mr. Doggy Man is going to get a stern lecture I can tell you
It’s as insecure as it appears to be…like I expected.
I just love when developers are so close to a project that they forget to even explain what the thing is. I see this all the time with interesting projects like this.
What is it? Some kind of network device?
I know how insecure it is. Its always talking about how it feels sidelined and its feeling are hurt when I throw it in the trash.
The vast majority of this stuff should be called “dumb devices”, as in “dumb terminal”.
I’m not overly convinced that anyone would be able to abuse any of my ghetto diy smart home gadgets
“who shut my tv off?!”
Sometimes it’s smart to be “stupid.”
Sometimes it’s smart to be stupid…or I guess not smart with everything.
I doubt that.
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You ok there buddy? Do you need help?
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Sir this is a wendys
No one’s forcing you to own smart devices or use social media.