- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
Even worse still, if you don’t allow them this intrusive data, they remotely brick the device you own.
There needs to be a law stating companies MUST notify you that “this product won’t work if data collection is disabled” on the outside of the box
Corporate execs ought to go to prison for that.
s/prison/the guillotine/