internet of shit Author Jason Pargin on the 2000-era website that accidentally destroyed the world Gareth Branwyn
Technology Hackers say they breached Russian contractor, got details on IoT hacking project for Russia spy agency Xeni Jardin
drm Unauthorized Charcoal: GE fridges won't dispense ice or water unless your filter authenticates as an official ($55!) component Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Radicalized is a Canada Reads finalist, will be a graphic novel, and is eligible for the Hugo Award! Cory Doctorow
automotive Inventive students detach IoT car-immobilizers, use their SIMs to power free wifi hotspots Cory Doctorow
Business Google 'disabling Xiaomi integrations on our devices' after Nest Hub user picked up random pics from strangers' feeds Xeni Jardin
security Nulledcast: a podcast where hackers play live audio of themselves breaking into Ring cameras and tormenting their owners Cory Doctorow
Audio Talking with the Left Field podcast about Sidewalk Labs's plan to build a surveilling "smart city" in Toronto Cory Doctorow
racism Amazon secretly planned to use facial recognition and Ring doorbells to create neighborhood "watch lists" Cory Doctorow
crime A woman's stalker compromised her car's app, giving him the ability to track and immobilize it Cory Doctorow
security My review of Sandworm: an essential guide to the new, reckless world of "cyberwarfare" Cory Doctorow
security Assessing the security of devices by measuring how many difficult things the programmers tried to do Cory Doctorow
internet of shit Surveillance camera hallucinates face in the snow, won't shut up about it Cory Doctorow
science fiction Bruce Sterling on Boris Johnson's bizarre, cyberpunk dystopia address to the UN Cory Doctorow
security Guy returns his "smart" light bulbs, discovers he can still control them after someone else buys them Cory Doctorow
security Ring: "We don't use facial recognition"; also Ring: "We have a head of facial recognition research" Cory Doctorow