Tuesday, February 9, 2016

US intelligence chief: we might use smart-home devices to spy on you

Via sauced07

Amateurs are already interested in easily compromised hardware, and one search engine, Shodan, indexes thousands of completely unsecured web-connected devices.

The US intelligence chief has acknowledged for the first time that agencies might use a new generation of smart household devices to increase their surveillance capabilities.

As increasing numbers of devices connect to the internet and to one another, the so-called internet of things promises consumers increased convenience – the remotely operated thermostat from Google-owned Nest is a leading example. But as home computing migrates away from the laptop, the tablet and the smartphone, experts warn that the security features on the coming wave of automobiles, dishwashers and alarm systems lag far behind.

More @ The Guardian

3 comments:

  1. Everything hooked to the Internet is easy for the government to snag even the most minute if utterances . I see it everyday. To Rebel properly think morse code or an old school communication method. And viola. They are baffled . If speech is threatened as never before. Speak a language of freedom.

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    1. Speak a language of freedom.

      That's a keeper. Thanks.

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  2. Subtle. But I think u get it

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