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Jul 11, 2017 · 8:36 PM UTC

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now that i think about this, selling knockoff home appliances with wifi via amazon might be the best ever way to roll your own botnet
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behold, my botnet army of bidets, dishwashers and hairdryers will cripple AWS
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Replying to @internetofshit
Can't you just... you know... NOT set up the wifi on the device? Just because it HAS wifi doesn't always mean you MUST use it.
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So one of those sous vide things doesn’t even let you use until you create an account so
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Replying to @internetofshit
@RobMeekel Is your sous-vide oven a zombie? ;-)
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Replying to @internetofshit
Correction: "if something can connect to my router and it’s running [any] software, I assume that it’s going to be compromised."
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"NO ALEXA, NOT YOU TOO. I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!"
Replying to @internetofshit
So now we’re pre-complaining about devices which are not yet a problem?
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This conversation serves no purpose anymore, goodbye.
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