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> Imagine that Big Brother scenario extended to the millions of smart devices such as digital thermostats and fire alarms feeding the Internet of Things ecosyst
by SomeStupidPoint 10y ago
> Imagine that Big Brother scenario extended to the millions of smart devices such as digital thermostats and fire alarms feeding the Internet of Things ecosystem, and you have a problem that could eviscerate the privacy of billions of people, say security experts.
Is this anything but opportunistic scare-mongering?
"Spy agency own spy tools. Wouldn't it be scary if they used them on you?!?!?"
- wernercd 10y ago"Wouldn't it be scary if..." is different than being provably known to do/use/abuse.
- SomeStupidPoint 10y agoI mean, is there any evidence the recent batch of WikiLeaks leaked CIA tools are being misused? As in, any at all? As far as I'm aware, the only documented case of inappropriate tool use is overly broad selection criteria on legitimate pipelines of information (and related abuse of access to that data) -- the Snowden leaks. That was a doozy with serious constitutional implications. But that's substantially different than "they're hackin muh TV!" just because the CIA developed the ability to as part of their mission to spy, which I dont believe we've seen evidence of indiscriminate use.