Posted on 08/10/2015 5:02:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
“Smart” devices are all the buzz, whether in the connected home (thermostats, lightbulbs, garage door openers, locks and various appliances) or new wearable devices. They promise convenience along with improved control and efficiency in our lives. But, as highlighted by the recent hacking of automobiles, connectivity can come at a significant cost.
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The consequences range from annoying (lights turning on and off, coffee makers starting up in the middle of the day) to creepy (messages on a smart refrigerator, locations being tracked, cameras being hijacked) to downright dangerous (thermostats/appliances being manipulated to the point of physical damage or fire, locks and garage door openers being compromised).
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IoT offerings also present a unique challenge because of the balance between functionality and connectivity (e.g., does the connectedness of your coffeemaker have any impact on its use to make coffee?), the nature of their interconnectivity (e.g., how much should devices be evaluated as standalone versus in the context of overall use, as in a connected home?) and the long-term nature of their use (e.g., how to deal with the “smart” nature of home devices long after the warranty has expired).
In the security arena, many of the IoTWG’s recommendations complement widely accepted standards and practices in place today, including encrypting data in transit and at rest using current best practices, using randomly generated usernames/passwords, using Always-On SSL or other appropriate methods to protect session data and mechanisms that ensure updates and consumer notification are not sent from fraudulent sources.
What complicates the landscape is that the majority of devices are dependent on apps, mobile platforms and back-end cloud services that often integrate with “home automation hubs” — all of which can become an attack vector for any new devices added to the network.
(Excerpt) Read more at techcrunch.com ...
What will happen if we completely saturate the bandwidth used in all these wireless ‘remote’ devices ?
Internet of things...? You mean there’s such a thing as Microwave porn...?
Could be people will get more cancer, or the like.
Better to just forget this “internet of things” nonsense so we never have to find out.
No, but your refrigerator will keep a record of any and all kitchen kinkiness.
When the garbage disposal gets hacked we’re all doomed...! DOOMED...!!!!
They get too carried away with it. What purpose does an internet connected blender serve? I can see a few things would be advantageous but what does a refrigerator do with out someone there to move stuff in and out?
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No! No! NO! You misread the label on that box. It's Microwave Popcorn, not Microwave Porn! You just thought you saw P(opc)orn! Get your evening's entertainment in the right order. . . otherwise your X rated DVD is going to be Toast and a lot hotter than you ever intended! . . and your BluRay player is going to be both blurry and very fake buttery inside on the laser pickup. . .
Exactly. Most of this stuff has been fantasized about for years, just because it’s cheaper now doesn’t mean it has any more value. Like 3D printing, someone latched onto a cool new buzzword name for existing tech and threw the hype machine into overdrive.
Eighteen years ago I did some engineering work on an internet-ready refrigerator. It was strictly proof of concept stuff. It idea was to couple a frig with an online computer equipped with a scanner.
As food was removed from the frig it was scanned and deducted from the inventory. When minimum stocking levels were reached an order was automatically placed with a web-based grocer.
Not my conception - I just made the darn thing work.
Thats so I can have my hot tub running the lights dimmed and a fresh frozen Margaritta as soon as I pull my Lexus in the garage.
Did it keep track of when the milk spoiled? That would be damn handy. I hate when I dump milk on my oatmeal and it curdles.
It was all based on barcodes and I no longer can recall how “rich” they grew the programming (it was all created in-house). The POC behind it was to incorporate a sufficient degree of functionality combined with a bit of slight~of~hand to allow for the suspension of disbelief.
You’re right - it would be a good feature. Dhimmicrats would probably turn it into a scold... “Drink your milk!”
Funny stuff..., until the Government starts surveilling us through our coffee makers....
"This is the local OBAMACARE Coordinator. You've already had two cups of coffee this morning and this coffee maker will not be operational until 0530 tomorrow. May we suggest some Michelle Obama Vegetable Mix Smoothies?"
Six months later:
"This is the local OBAMACARE Coordinator. You are no longer authorized to injest any beverages with caffein and this smart coffee machine has been deactivated. You must drink 12 fluid ounces of delicious Michelle Obama Vegetable Mix Smothies. You have fifteen seconds to open the refrigerator and remove the delicious Michelle Obama Vegetable Mix Smoothie carton and pour 12 fluid ounces into a glass, and another sixty seconds to injest it into your alimentary canal before putting the empty glass into the smart dishwasher.WARNING! WARNING! Due to your previous attempt at disposing of the delicious Michelle Obama Vegetable Mix Smoothie down the sink, the plumbing has been reprogrammed to note any such disposal. Any such attempt will result in an infraction tax of $100 assessed on your Income Tax. Note that your toilet and bathroom plumbing is being monitored as well.
Have a healthy day."
Almost 20 Years ago!
Request for Comments: 2324
1 April 1998
Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP/1.0)
These guys were WAY ahead of their time.
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2324
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