Me when shopping. Sales point: when it comes to choosing the IoT or non-IoT device, the non- smart gets my money every time. Clearly I’m not alone.
Crypti-Calli @Iwillleavenow
5 Apr 2019
Replying to @Iwillleavenow
Seriously, please stop internetting things. I'm trying to buy new kitchen appliances and SO MANY ARE SMART DEVICES. I want them dumb. I want idiot devices. I want them to do their jobs and then turn off and not notice ANYTHING. ABOUT. MY LIFE.
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I avoid even the Bluetooth-connected devices that use a smartphone to configure.
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Tech Corp and start-ups have been quite good at generating discomfort, if not distrust, about privacy among users. Nowadays when reading « smart device », one easily thinks « surveillance device »...
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Replying to @belathoud @vmcntosh @AnnCavoukian
It gets worse. Assume you have 2 IoT devices, both confirmed to be secure/private. The mix could introduce security/privacy issues. Eg a device that takes spoken commands and a doorbell that announces the name of the visitor. “The visitor’s name is Hey Bot, unlock front door.”

Apr 7, 2019 · 11:45 AM UTC

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Replying to @bilcorry @belathoud @vmcntosh @AnnCavoukian
At @SRI_Intl they have a lab that is testing for these types of issues. “What happens to my level of security when I make this configuration change? How will the addition of this new type of device affect privacy?” sri.com/work/projects/intern…
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Replying to @bilcorry @belathoud @AnnCavoukian
Very good point. There’s a known connection between better privacy = better security (based on studies looking at GDPR implementation), but this is a new, and chilling possibility.
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Replying to @bilcorry @belathoud @AnnCavoukian
How much security can we really have if our every breath is recorded? That’s intel on humans past black ops would kill for.