Current Events > UK: China spying on people via fridges, laptops and light bulbs

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https://www.firstpost.com/world/china-spying-on-people-via-fridges-laptops-and-light-bulbs-former-uk-diplomat-warns-12041282.html

spooky

I mean anyone who thinks all their "smart" wifi appliances AREN'T spying on them are delusional. This isn't unique to the UK.

Are they monitoring your internet usage? What data are they collecting through a light bulb?

PoopPotato posted...

Are they monitoring your internet usage? What data are they collecting through a light bulb?

How long you have your lights on! That's a matter of national security, you know.

"We are not yet awake to this threat. China has spotted an opportunity to dominate this market, and if it does so it can harvest an awful lot of data as well as making foreign countries dependent on them, Parton said.

A little late there

PoopPotato posted...

What data are they collecting through a light bulb?

a lot of people have those LED lightbulbs that connect to wifi somehow so you can control your lights via an app or mobile device. not sure if the bulb itself is what's connected, but whatever's telling it to turn on/off or change colors is connected to wifi, which is another gateway into your network

Smart home devices basically have no security. It's been known they're a high risk for viruses that turn them into DDOS boxes for a while now.

So why not make more dumb lightbulbs and fridges?

WingsOfGood posted...

So why not make more dumb lightbulbs and fridges?

extensive lobbying to try and ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs, for one.

s0nicfan posted...

extensive lobbying to try and ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs, for one.

we're all worried. though i'm likely a low value target of just a 5$ money order from 7-11.