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My rule of thumb? Don't buy a ton of microphones and stick them in your home. Don't overthink it, just don't do it; there's no really compelling argument in fav
by M_Grey 10y ago
My rule of thumb? Don't buy a ton of microphones and stick them in your home. Don't overthink it, just don't do it; there's no really compelling argument in favor of it after all. If you have something like a webcam or a mic, unplug it. Avoid the IoT. Be aware of your cell phone.
- throwaway2016a 10y agoI took a different approach. I have an outbound firewall hardware device that alerts me of suspicious activity like a device sending a lot more data than it should. I just stay very conscious of it. Plus I love my Amazon Echo and the rest of my smart home.
- synicalx 10y agoIf you really want to get your tinfoil hat on though, what's to say the firewall isn't all part of it?
- throwaway2016a 10y agoI use an open source pfSense firewall. I have not audited their code but I can SSH into it and see what is going on. But mostly I just don't worry about it that much.