IoT

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IoT is Internet of Things, a catch-all phrase used to describe any device that is able to connect to the internet in order to be controlled or perform its defined actions, sometimes also called smart devices like a smart speaker.

IndieWeb Examples

Aaron Parecki

Aaron Parecki has built a checkin enabled Harry Potter Clock

Criticism

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• https://twitter.com/internetofshit
• https://www.facebook.com/internetofshit/

• 2016-10-22 The massive DDoS attack that almost brought down US internet – how it happened and why

  …hackers had leveraged vulnerable IoT (Internet of Things) devices to mount the attacks.

• 2016-10-27 Common enterprise IoT devices are hackable in minutes

• 2017-07-18 FBI Warns Parents of Privacy Risks With Internet-Connected Toys
• 2017-07 IoT Fish Tank exploited at a casino: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/07/21/how-a-fish-tank-helped-hack-a-casino/ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/08/penetrating_a_c.html https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/07/27/internet-connected-fish-tank-hackers/

• Criticism: Use dumber/simpler devices instead: NYT: 2018-02-21 In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is Better

  wristwatch vs. Apple Watch
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  car mount vs. a smart car console
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  alarm clock vs. Amazon Echo Spot
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  kitchen timer vs. Amazon Echo
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  piece of paper vs. a tablet

• 2020-12-08 WIRED: Critical Flaws in Millions of IoT Devices May Never Get Fixed / Amnesia:33 is the latest in a long line of vulnerabilities that affect countless embedded devices.

• https://twitter.com/holman/status/1380342593418977283
  • ""my laundry machine uses gigabytes of traffic every day" is another one of those fun things we can say now that we live in The Future™" @holman April 9, 2021

See Also

• Indie Box
• Amazon_Echo
• Google Home (product at Google Home)
• webcam
• privacy not included: A Guide to Make Shopping for Connected Gifts Safer, Easier, and Way More Fun
• https://www.instagram.com/p/CSNAav5sVhr/
• smart speaker

• 2023-01-29 Evolution of Smart Products
• Criticism: sloppy security & privacy practices (disconnect your Nexx garage door from the internet) 2023-04-04 Ars Technica Open garage doors anywhere in the world by exploiting this “smart” device
• from chat: pick choices where "a company can't decide tomorrow to alter the terms of how your home works"
• Criticism: manufacturers ignore security warnings and expose you to hacked surveillance etc: 2024-10-11 GIZMODO: Hacked Robot Vacuums Across the U.S. Started Yelling Slurs
• https://www.home-assistant.io