NBC News: Why the NSA wants to protect you from your toothbrush
The rise of web-based devices represents a growing risk to national and personal security, a U.S. intelligence official warned.
Remember way back in 2017, when then-President Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway appeared to suggest the Trump administration may have been spied on with microwaves?
I certainly do, if for no other reason than it put me in the undesirable position of having to partially defend her claim. There's no evidence this occurred — but yes, the capacity exists!
In fact, the topic of household and other internet-connected devices going rogue — or worse, being maliciously controlled by third parties — is a key concern for the National Security Agency. That’s the word I received from a presentation at this year’s AI Summit and IoT World, a California-based tech conference.
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WNU Editor: If a device is connected to the internet, it can be physically altered to monitor you. And in an age where everything can be miniaturized, the possibilities are truly endless.
Oh yes, internet of things. Anything can be hacked if it's networked.
ReplyDeleteAmazingly stupid to add networking to stuff. toasters to toothbrushes, just about anything. All from China as a extra bonus
ReplyDeleteI have too many tubes to warm up before using anything. I'm automatically rejected.
The dehumanizer will get u soon
ReplyDeleteIt's not the devices, it's the people using them.
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