Samsung's NX300 cam is bad in bed: Snatch victims' pics over the air The relentless push to differentiate otherwise-mundane products by adding intelligence has tripped up Samsung, after its NX300 camera was found to offer up everything from user location leaks to remote code execution. The NX300 is a midrange camera that follows the trend towards adding NFC and WiFi capabilities so that users …
Can someone eplain in plain language or is this just a 'thing' added by marketing because, well you know NFC is cool tech?
WiFi, I can understand as a way to upload piccies but from my experience it sucks the life out of batteries so I prefer the sneaker-net method, removing memory card and inserting it into reader connected to PC/Laptop often several hours later. (spare cards carried naturally)
NFC is IMHO No Frigging Chance of me ever using it. Mind you I never have BT enabled on any device so the point is moot.
Or is this just Samsung SOP whereby they release a clearly unfinished product?
NFC won't be used for the transfer itself, merely to initiate a one-off wifi/bluetooth/etc connection. NFC itself can only realistically transfer very small amounts of data, so for practical transfer purposes it is used to negotiate a connection by other means without confounding the user with SSIDs etc. A veil of security is provided by the physical proximity (millimetres) required for NFC devices to get cosy.
This reminds me on the D series Samsung TV Issue that this publication couldnt even be bothered to look into when I reported it, where when SWL (samsung Wireless Link) was enabled to allow you to remote control the tv via your smartphone or tablet, the tv would present an access point which I then assume your tablet or phone connected to. If you know the WPS (which by the way is 00000000) you can extract the WPA passphrase and/or connect to the tv like any other access point. From there, you are given are on a different subnet to that of any your tv may be connected to, however the tv will then route traffic from its subnet to the subnet of the network it is also connected to. This gives anybody who is within range of the access point the tv presenting complete access to your network, simply for knowing the WPS is 00000000. SWL is only meant to enable the remote control features of your tv, it is as far as i know not meant to give ANYBODY access to your network in a way you cannot block. You cant change the passphrase, and you cant change the pin.
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