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Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 53 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why it's best to avoid any IoT devices that are dependent on the cloud (and cannot be hosted on your own infrastructure).

If you have a genuine need for IoT, then it's best to learn how it works and avoid dependency on external cloud services.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 15 points 3 weeks ago

Someone able to get into Google nest could probably collapse an electricity grid.