internet security Hackers say they breached Russian contractor, got details on IoT hacking project for Russia spy agency Xeni Jardin
ccpa New app helps you identify IoT devices around you, tells you what data they collect Thom Dunn
diapers MIT's "Smart Diaper" alerts caregiver when it's wet David Pescovitz
xiaomi Google 'disabling Xiaomi integrations on our devices' after Nest Hub user picked up random pics from strangers' feeds Xeni Jardin
dystopia watch Talking with the Left Field podcast about Sidewalk Labs's plan to build a surveilling "smart city" in Toronto Cory Doctorow
high-tech feudalism Critical essays (including mine) discuss Toronto's plan to let Google build a surveillance-based "smart city" along its waterfront Cory Doctorow
neighbors Cop says Amazon told him they had "partnered" with 200 US police forces to sell and tap into Ring surveillance doorbells Cory Doctorow
google home Like Amazon, Google sends voice assistant recordings to contractors for transcription, including recordings made inadvertently Cory Doctorow
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
passwords suck Arizona realtor surprised to find Canadian "white hat" hacker talking to him through his smart doorbell Cory Doctorow
cybernetics Bees wearing wireless sensors create a "living Internet of Things platform" David Pescovitz
plenty of room at the bottom Machine learning may be most useful in tiny, embedded, offline processors Cory Doctorow
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

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