Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoBelkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuffarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkBelkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuffarstechnica.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·3 days agoThis is why it’s best to avoid any IoT devices that are dependent on the cloud (and cannot be hosted on your own infrastructure). If you have a genuine need for IoT, then it’s best to learn how it works and avoid dependency on external cloud services.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoSomeone able to get into Google nest could probably collapse an electricity grid.
This is why it’s best to avoid any IoT devices that are dependent on the cloud (and cannot be hosted on your own infrastructure).
If you have a genuine need for IoT, then it’s best to learn how it works and avoid dependency on external cloud services.
Someone able to get into Google nest could probably collapse an electricity grid.