Blaze@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 4 months agoManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@hexbear.net
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comBlaze@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square23linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@hexbear.net
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 months agoCorporate execs ought to go to prison for that.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agos/prison/the guillotine/
Corporate execs ought to go to prison for that.
s/prison/the guillotine/