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Good to see an IoT vendor actually making an effort to have a patch release system & make any effort to fix security issues.
Security researchers have worked out how to hack into a smartphone and turn it into a tracking device by abusing its pairing with a Belkin home automation device. Joe Tanen and Scott Tenaglia of Invincea Labs were able to root a WeMo device before injecting code into the WeMo Android app from a compromised WeMo device. The …
What can one do when it's no longer politically correct to demonise remoaners, leavers, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hispanics, Latinos, Mexicans, Blacks, Whites, cops, citizens, fat folk, skinnies, Democrats, Republicans, left handed, right handed, anyone really?
That's right; demonise IoT.
So Belkin spends the time and money to issue updates to their software, which is promising, but how is that handled? Do the devices automatically update or does it require the user to do it? Publishing a software update is a necessary step but doesn't guarantee that it will be installed. How many people that buy those light switches are going to be mindful of updating, if the thing works (as far as they can tell)?
And if you bought an IoT light switch, would you really permit the manufacturer to update it without your permission ?
I don't even let that happen to things that I don't rely on (like computers) let alone things that are important to my comfort and safety.