
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Also, stop connecting non-lethal machines to the internet. It's probably not necessary to have connected fridges, coffee makers, toothbrushes, shoes, sweaters, whatever else we're thinking about.
I mean, if you want to make a one-off hack and connect your hoodie to the internet allowing strangers to control the drawstrings for a laugh, cool. But if you're thinking about mass producing them, providing "where is my hoodie" services, and monetizing the data etc. Just... don't.