Gadgets As sports company abandons support for "smart" basketball, Nike pushes a software update that bricks its self-tying shoes Cory Doctorow
google Google admits Nest security product has a secret mic, insists it wasn't supposed to be a secret Cory Doctorow
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health Insurance companies gouge on CPAP machines and consumables, use wireless modems to spy on your usage Cory Doctorow
Gadgets One year later: kids smart-watches are still a privacy and security dumpster fire Cory Doctorow
security Consumer Reports finds that D-Link's home camera sends unencrypted video without unique passwords Cory Doctorow
security "Smart home" companies refuse to say whether law enforcement is using your gadgets to spy on you Cory Doctorow
security A year later, giant Chinese security camera company's products are still a security dumpster-fire Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Internet of Shit watch: Honeywell server outage means "smart" thermostats are inaccessible Cory Doctorow
security Internet of Things security camera sends customers' video feed to someone else Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Vulnerabilities in smart electric plugs give attackers a staging point for scanning and attacking your whole network Cory Doctorow
security All versions of Openssh share a critical vulnerability, including embedded code that will never be updated Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Insecure medical equipment protocols let attackers spoof diagnostic information Cory Doctorow
