Current Events > Is it foolish to want a highly network-connected house?

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Solid Sonic 12/17/19 9:54:14 AM #1:	You know, with lots of smart devices and video chats and whatnot? Is that a foolish thing to do with regards to things like privacy and security? I'll admit, I work in IT but I've never been paranoid about this stuff myself. --- "It feels like I'm always wrong." "Nah, that's not true...I mean you just made that statement, didn't you?" <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:931704030] in Is it fool... [t:78261795]...</cite> <quote>You know, with lots of smart devices and video chats and whatnot? Is that a foolish thing to do with regards to things like privacy and security? I'll admit, I work in IT but I've never been paranoid about this stuff myself. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheMikh 12/17/19 9:55:28 AM #3:	i feel like security would be a concern, devices potentially compromised by both first and third parties --- https://imgur.com/A0TAfek <cite>TheMikh posted [p:931704070] in Is it fool... [t:78261795]...</cite> <quote>i feel like security would be a concern, devices potentially compromised by both first and third parties </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
au_gold 12/17/19 9:58:49 AM #4:	Sounds like the new Childs Play. Whats the worst that could happen? --- Let me talk to your mother. Get your mother please. <cite>au_gold posted [p:931704167] in Is it fool... [t:78261795]...</cite> <quote>Sounds like the new Childs Play. Whats the worst that could happen? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 12/17/19 9:58:54 AM #5:	the issue isnt really the security of the connection as much as it's the fact that your login to the whole smart home network is based on a email address and password combo you use for probably a million other online services, that google or facebook probably stores in a txt file on their servers --- https://imgur.com/LhwwG <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:931704171] in Is it fool... [t:78261795]...</cite> <quote>the issue isnt really the security of the connection as much as it's the fact that your login to the whole smart home network is based on a email address and password combo you use for probably a million other online services, that google or facebook probably stores in a txt file on their servers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 12/17/19 10:10:05 AM #6:	given the state of security for a lot of IoT appliances, probably I'd at least want 802.1x set up, but not many consumer devices support that <cite>treewojima posted [p:931704475] in Is it fool... [t:78261795]...</cite> <quote>given the state of security for a lot of IoT appliances, probably I'd at least want 802.1x set up, but not many consumer devices support that</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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