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We're getting into the territory of "Guns don't kill people, people kill people with guns". If someone has Epilepsy this might be a concern, but as the story a
by uxp 10y ago
We're getting into the territory of "Guns don't kill people, people kill people with guns".
If someone has Epilepsy this might be a concern, but as the story around the gif sent to Kurt Eichenwald, which you reference, points out gifs don't hurt people, assholes do. It's not IKEA's responsibility to ensure that every product they sell cannot be used in any destructive manner. People have to take responsibility for purchasing and introducing new components into their home, much like I as a software developer have to take responsibility for every line of code that I write which has the potential to have a bug that compromises the system I deploy it on, or enables someone to leak the database the application is connected to. IKEA sells knives, for christ sakes.
- Nexxxeh 10y agoNo we aren't. Can these items be hijacked, what is the risk of that happening, and what is the damage they can cause? > It's not IKEA's responsibility to ensure that every product they sell cannot be used in any destructive manner. No, but they have a reasonable due of care. I'm not saying that they shouldn't go on sale without the protections I mentioned. But it's surely a reasonable question to ask if those protections are in there, so as to better understand the risks. >People have to take responsibility for purchasing and introducing new components into their home, Yeah, but what ARE the risks? You can't answer my question, so how am I supposed to make an informed decision if I'm epileptic? I know the balance of risks of knives. Everyone does. How many people know the potential risks of Zigbee-connected bulbs with a wifi hub?