• MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Ohh, fully auto updates turned on by default on a shitty IoT device? A hacker’s wet dream.

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      2 months ago

      Not sure who you think you are advising here, but I suspect Amazon is making sure their echo devices are on the high end of security, any vulnerability will get a lot of press attention.

      For Home Assistant and other more open devices this is the problem, you either accept a lot of tinkering ensuring it’s updated, working and secure, or it fails the wife/parent test.

      Apple, Google or Amazon devices are just too easy in comparison, but you have to put up with the intrusion and ads.

      A lot more people are willing to sacrifice data and adverts for convenience.