chrisod, 2 months ago

@ai6yr Don't have lightbulbs and a toaster with an IP address?

ai6yr, 2 months ago

"The incidents have been unsettling: a homeowner’s thermostat raised to 90 degrees by hackers with no way to turn it down, baby monitors used by online stalkers to spy on families, webcams and other home devices hijacked to help take down corporate computer networks."
#cybersecurity

Paywall article here, haven't read it but I still chuckled at the headline.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/smart-home-cyber-security-threats-protection-f35cfa82?mod=hp_featst_pos3

ai6yr, 2 months ago

Fine, I logged in (free account from the library, yay!)... all very boring, and they did say: "limit the smart devices you install", but didn't make any comment on "WHY DO YOU NEED A SMART Wi-FI CONNECTED TOASTER, DUMMY?!?!"

conejoclint, 2 months ago

@ai6yr Dunno about you, but I get an alert on my phone when my toast hits Level 3. How else am I gonna know how toasted my toast is?!? 🙄

ai6yr, 2 months ago

@conejoclint 😂

jhv, 2 months ago

@ai6yr A friend has a refrigerator that texts him if the door is open for too long.

dougfir, 2 months ago

@ai6yr
Please explain to me in very short words why I would want an internet connected thermostat.

ai6yr, 2 months ago

@dougfir lol so you can turn your heater/AC on when you are traveling! AI enabled temperature control! Makes it easier to raise the temp of your house to 98.6F remotely! (They sell it as saving energy... I open and close windows, works a lot better for energy savings.)

jamesbritt, 2 months ago

@ai6yr

https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/smart-home-cyber-security-threats-protection-f35cfa82?st=o8ze7pi2lrsodh6&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink

#GiftLink

ai6yr, 2 months ago

@jamesbritt Thanks!