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I wonder, does doing something like this for the greater good make it the right choice in the long term? Creating a bot that enforces good security by bricking
by wincy 10y ago
I wonder, does doing something like this for the greater good make it the right choice in the long term? Creating a bot that enforces good security by bricking your devices would be a really bad experience for the users affected now, but if it finally gets these IoT companies to be serious about security it might be the right move in the long term.
That said, I'd imagine this is still very much illegal, and am not saying I'd advocate anyone writing bots like this.
- dandandan 10y agoIn the short-term it might even drive sales of devices to replace previously-bricked ones.
- wincy 10y agoI'm not sure that's true. Class action lawsuits will probably crop up pretty quickly, with people making warranty demands. I think it'll be a net negative for anyone who is liable for these devices and their security.
- manicdee 10y agoWhoever is doing this is the hero we need. Sadly the law would punish them, not the manufacturers pushing out broken product.
- nonsince 10y agoI 100% advocate people writing bots like this. I don't support vigilante justice in the real world because police are more effective and vigilantes get in the way and cause unrest, but there's no effective equivalent online so vigilantes are the best of a set of bad options.