Jeffrey Shaw Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 ...as it might be sending spam e-mails, according to http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25780908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladesman Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Read that the other day. This is a sign of technology getting too smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 No point getting all het-up. Put your fridge in the cooler, to reach it a lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsafan Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Interesting. What will happen to those intelligent houses with smart technologies? You will be trapped in your own house because of a spam email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 No point getting all het-up. Put your fridge in the cooler, to reach it a lesson. Eh? Ahh!! just got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathAxe Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 This is a case of throwing technology at things that do not need it. Can just imagine it. A cooker with "smart" technology. You can turn it on from the internet. Some guy decides he is going to hack them. Turns on the gas..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdbx Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 what he ^^^^ said. Speaking for myself, I have smart phones, laptop, tablets etc but the first thing I reach for is pen and paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 The internet of things is a privacy and security nightmare. We've already had LG smart TVs sending details of what you watch and videos you own to LG and ISPs having effectively no security on their routers. So what will an internet connected fridge do. I've seen news reports with claims they will be able to automatically order stuff when you are running out. Just as likely they will sell details of what you buy to advertisers so they can target you with adverts (you may not have a problem with that) and insurance companies who notice you fridge rarely contains fresh veg but does seem be full of cream cakes, fatty/sugary/salty food, beer, etc. and increase your premiums as a result (you're unlikely to not have a problem with that). IT security people are very suspicious of internet connected domestic appliances and you should be too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 It's Terminator 2 coming true, machines like fridges, cookers etc are becoming self-aware. Soon they will kill us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 IT security people are very suspicious of internet connected domestic appliances and you should be too. Their suspicion comes from the slap-dash approach many manufacturers have towards coding these things. Just out-source it all to some Indian sweatshop and flog whatever code comes back, why does it need testing, why does it need security - afterall it's just a fridge?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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