Technology Hackers say they breached Russian contractor, got details on IoT hacking project for Russia spy agency Xeni Jardin

iot New app helps you identify IoT devices around you, tells you what data they collect Thom Dunn

babies MIT's "Smart Diaper" alerts caregiver when it's wet David Pescovitz

Business Google 'disabling Xiaomi integrations on our devices' after Nest Hub user picked up random pics from strangers' feeds Xeni Jardin

Audio Talking with the Left Field podcast about Sidewalk Labs's plan to build a surveilling "smart city" in Toronto Cory Doctorow

canada Critical essays (including mine) discuss Toronto's plan to let Google build a surveillance-based "smart city" along its waterfront Cory Doctorow

surveillance Cop says Amazon told him they had "partnered" with 200 US police forces to sell and tap into Ring surveillance doorbells Cory Doctorow

privacy Like Amazon, Google sends voice assistant recordings to contractors for transcription, including recordings made inadvertently Cory Doctorow

internet of things Unintentionally funny video instructions for factory resetting GE light bulbs Mark Frauenfelder

internet of things Amazon cancels Dash buttons Mark Frauenfelder

internet of things Scientists equip bees with tiny environmental sensors Mark Frauenfelder

videos Arizona realtor surprised to find Canadian "white hat" hacker talking to him through his smart doorbell Cory Doctorow

Technology Bees wearing wireless sensors create a "living Internet of Things platform" David Pescovitz

Gadgets Machine learning may be most useful in tiny, embedded, offline processors Cory Doctorow

happy mutants An important, lyrical, critical book about the future of "Smart Cities" Cory Doctorow

internet of things Good deal on an Echo Dot: $38 Mark Frauenfelder

internet of things The Juicero is an impressive piece of over engineered hardware Mark Frauenfelder

internet of things A juicer that won't make juice unless the produce is marked with special code [Updated] Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets In video, Alexa goes strangely quiet when asked if it's connected to the CIA Rob Beschizza

mistakes Internet-connected teddy bear leaked kids' data online Rob Beschizza