Technology Hackers say they breached Russian contractor, got details on IoT hacking project for Russia spy agency Xeni Jardin
Boing Boing Gadgets Internet of Starving Pets: animals go hungry after "smart feeder" fails Rob Beschizza
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
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
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
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
security Penetration tester releases proof-of-concept code for hijacking smart buttplugs Cory Doctorow