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[-] gezginorman@lemmy.world 174 points 11 months ago

they're probably patching a security flaw, because we live in the future now and it is perfectly normal for a simple clock to have backdoors that can read your bank accounts

[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 108 points 11 months ago

"My dishwasher is on the internet!" - "Why is on the internet?" - "To download software updates!" - "Why does it need software updates?" - "To fix security vulnerabilities!" - "Why would it have security vulnerabilities?" -"Because it's on the internet!"

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 24 points 11 months ago

I never connected my refrigerator to the internet. Why the fuck would I need Bixby on my refrigerator? I don't even use the voice assistant on my phone.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I’m absurdly suspicious of pretty much everything connected to the internet these days. I’m suspicious of any cameras, of people randomly happening to take a picture with me in the background. I’m suspicious of talking out loud around my phone…the future sucks.

Although, thankfully the pandemic has given me a seemingly never-ending excuse to wear something over my face at all times.

[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

haha, same, every time someone asks me for a pic i have to choose between refusing by making something up (bad hair etc), going with the privacy infodump, or accepting and just regretting it for my whole life

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[-] Mamertine@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

And here we have why I have not connected my smart dishwasher to the Internet. Those 2 extra wash cycles don't seem worth it. Especially considering I only ever use the most powerful sounding wash cycle.

[-] camelbeard@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I get that, I have a smart oven, washer, dryer and dishwasher. All connected to the internet (private guest network just in case), and they all send updates to one Telegram group chat using IFTTT. It's pretty convenient to get updates when a device is done.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 20 points 11 months ago

Mine just beep when they're done.

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

The only two things that I like about smart appliances:

  • remote preheat for the oven (ready to pop the frozen pizza in right when I walk in the door)
  • cycle end notification for the washer (when I'm in the basement I can't hear the sound to know when to move the clothes to the dryer)

I can't imagine needing a notification on the dishwasher (I'm never wanting for it to finish to do something else) or refrigerator (just what even would it do).

I guess the smart control of the hvac is nice (turn it on when I'm on my way back from vacation so the temperature is perfect when I get home), but does that count as an appliance?

[-] raynethackery@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

What about the sweaters in the oven?

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[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

A notification you've left the fridge door open could be handy.

[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

How often do you animals just leave the fridge standing open?

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

It's usually when it doesn't close properly for some reason.

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Ohhhh....kay, yes, you're right. Dang, I want that now.

[-] ClumsyTomato@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

I love that "door open" warning of my fridge, and I also like that I get a notification when the fridge unexpectedly disconnects from the network (which usually means that the power has gone out, so I can go and check before all my food has died).

Also, the notifications when then laundry machine finishes are handy (so I can unload it and avoid smelly clothes).

[-] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

"Sounds like I left the fridge open."

Seriously, I can hear that beep anywhere in the house.

[-] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago
  • remote preheat for the oven (ready to pop the frozen pizza in right when I walk in the door)

Most ovens these days have a sort of time delay feature so you can set it to turn on X hours from now. Though I will admit it's more convenient not to have to estimate what time you're gonna be home at. Still, there are definitely alternatives to using an internet-connected over.

  • cycle end notification for the washer (when I'm in the basement I can't hear the sound to know when to move the clothes to the dryer)

I already know my washing machine takes almost exactly 30 minutes to finish after I turn on the water. I just set a timer on my phone for that amount of time.

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

The delayed start requires planning ahead. I'm...not great at that.

As for the laundry cycles, my washer is variable on time depending on load size or dirt level or something. It's rarely done by the time it estimates at the start.

[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

dumb me for using a timer on the washer /s

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

lol yep. If only. My washer adjusts the cycle time based on...well honestly I don't know what. Load size? Dirtiness? So if it starts the cycle and says it'll be an hour, it could be 55 minutes or it could be 85 minutes. There's just no way to be certain. Gets everything clean, though.

[-] pirat@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Cool, but that's only half the truth, 'cause how do you turn off your fridge, microwave stuff etc. when you're away from home then?? /s

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We once invented multiple protocols, because doing everything over the same protocol is obviously a bad idea...

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I could see a connected dishwasher being useful if all water using apps (liances, not lications) could coordinate with the water softener to determine if it needs to cycle before they start (and to automatically start once the soft water is ready).

Is that even a thing?

[-] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The fuck a smart dishwasher gonna do, play Mozart while my dishes get smashed around inside then receive a text message later saying "Oi it's me ur dishwasher I just finished the dishes" while it plays Mozart again but at max volume until you waddle your fatass over and press the 'shut the fuck up' button?

[-] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

The companies BUILD IN backdoors so that they can steal your data.

But because the backdoor is built in, they have to constantly monitor and update the security around it so that "bad guys" (they don't think they are the bad guys) don't get in.

They only do security updates to prevent liability iirc.

The whole thing stinks.

Note: I'm not a software developer just an outraged bystander with tech hobbies and techy friends, it's possible this isn't true.

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

No need for backdoors when the front door is perfectly legal. The need to monitor for bad actors is still correct, though; mostly because they skimp on development costs and penetration testing. Like they say, "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence." Or in this case, slashing budgets.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I hate Hanlon's Razor with a passion. It's just a way to introduce plausible deniability for cases that do involve malice. Not that this stuff necessarily is malicious, I just think it's dumb to rule out maliciousness any time it could be incompetence.

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If I were to rewrite Hanlon's Razor today, I would update it as so: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence or indifference." Because yes, it does introduce plausible deniability; but most of the most harmful things in our modern world aren't malice, but simply big companies caring less about you than about their own precious profits, or politicians caring less about their constituents than about their kickbacks and campaigns.

But admittedly, the word "adequately" does do a lot of heavy lifting in the original and in my update, because I'd counter your (quite reasonable) objection with the corollary that if malice is evident, incompetence is no longer an adequate explanation.

In general, though, I've had simply too much experience in this world to believe that there's a grand conspiratorial plan behind anything awful people do these days.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Good comment, I can agree with it. Though to address your last paragraph, I wasn't trying to say that it's usually maliciousness or best to assume it, I just don't think it should be summarily dismissed.

I'd also say that there's not much functional difference between a pattern of malice, incompetence, or indifference.

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Totally true. Though you might address the various patterns differently (malice = legal action, incompetence = mandated education, indifference = financial penalty), the results of the patterns are often the same.

[-] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Right, it's just a front door lol. I never considered that was a thing.

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[-] burningmatches@feddit.uk 10 points 11 months ago

It’s difficult to monetise data if you source it illegally (except in China maybe). Nobody reads the ToS anyway so it’s not like you need a backdoor.

[-] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

I have been with a few companies as an engineer, and can at least confirm that you are right from my experience. Nobody really needs a backdoor to get massive amounts of data. The ToS for most software makes it so they can already do whatever they want with it. It's pretty easy to get a lot of data just by having people use their services normally.

[-] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Why steal what's being given away freely.

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[-] joel_feila@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

Great plot for hackers 2.

[-] DrQuint@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Megaman Battle Network was prophetic. You're just living daily life and then a terrorist kills your child by hacking the AC.

[-] PullUpCircuit@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 11 months ago

Thank you. I forgot about that game. I had meant to play it for some time.

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