I do ZERO of that IoT shit. I've been in cybersecurity too fucking long to put up with that.
I do ZERO of that IoT shit. I've been in cybersecurity too fucking long to put up with that.
I’ve always thought that connecting household appliances & items to the internet was stupid, this proves I was right. Anyone who buys such an item is throwing their money away. There is no reason a mattress or a refrigerator needs an internet connection.
I’ve always thought that connecting household appliances & items to the internet was stupid, this proves I was right. Anyone who buys such an item is throwing their money away. There is no reason a mattress or a refrigerator needs an internet connection.
What, you don't want to be able to use x on your refrigerator? /S
What, you don't want to be able to use x on your refrigerator? /S
How the fuck does it even gain network access? Like who is setting up their bed and is like "yeah I gotta join the bed to the wifi"? Do people actually go along with stupid shit like that?
How the fuck does it even gain network access? Like who is setting up their bed and is like "yeah I gotta join the bed to the wifi"? Do people actually go along with stupid shit like that?
I think you already know the answer.
I think you already know the answer.
Ridiculous. Just get a heated blanket instead of a internet-connected heated mattress.
Ridiculous. Just get a heated blanket instead of a internet-connected heated mattress.
That seems too obvious. What did people do before the internet?
That seems too obvious. What did people do before the internet?
If it connects to the Internet, it will likely stop functioning when the company's servers stop being maintained. That's enough of a kill-switch already.
If it connects to the Internet, it will likely stop functioning when the company's servers stop being maintained. That's enough of a kill-switch already.
/s/thefutureisstupid
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