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Most compromises in things like this are going to be invisible almost by accident. Unless your light bulb is maxing out your upload for extended periods of time
by psybin 10y ago
Most compromises in things like this are going to be invisible almost by accident. Unless your light bulb is maxing out your upload for extended periods of time, or the police come knocking on your door when your light bulb does something very illegal and very loud, nobody is ever going to notice.
- detaro 10y agoI meant "stupid shit" that's intended to be noticed. The equivalent to malware of olden days that would intentionally bluescreen your machine, display a stupid image or something. Brick devices, turn all lightbulbs into disco mode, replace video camera images with static or porn, de-auth all WLAN devices around... But nowadays malware is less about "hijinks" and more about criminal enterprises that profit from staying hidden, so pressure on device owners and makers is going to have to come from somewhere else: ISPs, governments, ...