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Offline Maik

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IoT: Should we be worried?
« on: Sunday, 06 December, 2015 @ 11:09:33 »
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Should we be worried if our homes are soon smarter than we are?
Coming our way are houses run by networked kits . But this will have grave implications for privacy and security
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/06/smart-homes-security-risk-internet-of-things

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Re: IoT: Should we be worried?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday, 24 January, 2016 @ 11:05:01 »
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Internet of Things security is so bad, there’s a search engine for sleeping kids
Shodan search engine is only the latest reminder of why we need to fix IoT security.

Shodan, a search engine for the Internet of Things (IoT), recently launched a new section that lets users easily browse vulnerable webcams.

The feed includes images of marijuana plantations, back rooms of banks, children, kitchens, living rooms, garages, front gardens, back gardens, ski slopes, swimming pools, colleges and schools, laboratories, and cash register cameras in retail stores, according to Dan Tentler, a security researcher who has spent several years investigating webcam security.
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/how-to-search-the-internet-of-things-for-photos-of-sleeping-babies/