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Why Light Bulbs May Be the Next Hacker Target

• username223 10y ago
  > Philips fixed the vulnerability in a patch issued on Oct. 4 and recommended that customers install it through a smartphone application. People really don't get it, do they? Do we want to live in a world where everyone is expected to constantly monitor tech news and be prepared to patch their light bulbs? Not as if the alternative -- internet-connected light bulbs getting "trusted" patches pushed at them by manufacturers and whoever else manages to do so -- is any better. But we've played this game before with computers, which are now all connected, semi-secure, semi-reliable. My guess is we'll have semi-working light bulbs in another 10-20 years, which we will be able to turn on and off via the LightSwtchR app on our phones, which will probably be a picture of a switch that you flick up and down with your finger. I can't wait.