It's less about spying and more about planned obsolescence IMHO. They'll stop supporting your smart gadget after a couple of years and half the shit stops working.
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Same reason why wireless anything in your home is crap: someone will find a vulnerability at some point, usually after the vendor ended support.
There was another wlan hack going around a few months back that affected tons of consumer routers and access points. Most never got an update.
Smart and wireless gadgets all come with a hidden best-by date.
Except for the fact that they keep putting microphones and cameras in everything. Like Fridges, furniture, and even smart TV's are coming with cameras and mics installed. I get what you're saying but it's that and the spy thing. It's all the things. Private corporations are allowed to do things the government never could. Then the government buys all the data from "3rd party vendors" and it's not illegal. The Pentagon buys up all the cellphone GPS data being collected for top dollar. It's insane the level it's gotten to already.
Seriously though, electrical tape is opaque and microphones can be found and stabbed repeatedly with something sharp. RFIDs can be disabled by microwaving them.
If you are really determined, you can still physically abuse your appliances into submission. At least so far.
Like how Hyundai sold remote start that only work through their app(which has a monthly fee). At the end of this year all 2016 and older models with this remote start will no longer be usable because the company that runs the app will no longer support the 2g transmitting that the cars use to communicate. Hyundai is offering no option to upgrade or replace the receiver so all those customers are shit out of luck.
Cars are particularly bad because they are (well, were) intended to last a long time.
Yet with all the smart crap stuff often stops working way before the end of life of the car. Whether it's because more complicated systems break more often or simply because some software no longer receives any updates.
Plus, the more pointless electronics they shove in there the harder it gets to maintain and repair your car yourself.
And don't get me started on the whole monthly-fee/as-a-service shitshow.
It's less about spying and more about planned obsolescence IMHO. They'll stop supporting your smart gadget after a couple of years and half the shit stops working.
Edit:
Same reason why wireless anything in your home is crap: someone will find a vulnerability at some point, usually after the vendor ended support.
There was another wlan hack going around a few months back that affected tons of consumer routers and access points. Most never got an update.
Smart and wireless gadgets all come with a hidden best-by date.
Except for the fact that they keep putting microphones and cameras in everything. Like Fridges, furniture, and even smart TV's are coming with cameras and mics installed. I get what you're saying but it's that and the spy thing. It's all the things. Private corporations are allowed to do things the government never could. Then the government buys all the data from "3rd party vendors" and it's not illegal. The Pentagon buys up all the cellphone GPS data being collected for top dollar. It's insane the level it's gotten to already.
Gouge its eyes out!
Seriously though, electrical tape is opaque and microphones can be found and stabbed repeatedly with something sharp. RFIDs can be disabled by microwaving them.
If you are really determined, you can still physically abuse your appliances into submission. At least so far.
Like how Hyundai sold remote start that only work through their app(which has a monthly fee). At the end of this year all 2016 and older models with this remote start will no longer be usable because the company that runs the app will no longer support the 2g transmitting that the cars use to communicate. Hyundai is offering no option to upgrade or replace the receiver so all those customers are shit out of luck.
Cars are particularly bad because they are (well, were) intended to last a long time.
Yet with all the smart crap stuff often stops working way before the end of life of the car. Whether it's because more complicated systems break more often or simply because some software no longer receives any updates.
Plus, the more pointless electronics they shove in there the harder it gets to maintain and repair your car yourself.
And don't get me started on the whole monthly-fee/as-a-service shitshow.