• piecat@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is going to be such a nightmare as smart devices become the majority.

    Didn’t connect your TV to the Internet? Don’t worry, it’ll spy on you by connecting to the neighbor’s tv. Or the built-in WiFi in the modem. Or the power company’s smart meter via powerline-networking.

    Products are going to be engineered to sell backdoor access at a hefty price, if they aren’t already.

    Things are going to get scary.

    • aphonefriend@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Just like anything with technology though, there will be people in the other side too. Does that magic TV with a mind of it’s own have a USB port? If they take away the USB , they will have to add some way to maintenance it. There will always be a way to get at the kernel if you know what you’re doing.