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How do we abbreviate this? Door unlocking as a service, DUaaS? Seriously though, this leads to so many questions. - Why would anyone give a COMPANY access to
by synicalx 9y ago
How do we abbreviate this? Door unlocking as a service, DUaaS?
Seriously though, this leads to so many questions.
- Why would anyone give a COMPANY access to their house? And why are people ok with random strangers roaming around their house, amongst all their valuables?
- What happens when the inevitably unpatched/out-of-support IoT lock gets jacked? Will people be forced to buy another $250 lock/camera set every year or two so they can keep receiving updates?
- Is theft/break-in insurance even valid if you've given someone else the proverbial keys to your house?
- What's your recourse if the delivery driver, or the dog walker swipes your Rolex?
I will never wrap my head around why people are so eager to spend lots of money to erode what little privacy they have left, in exchange for very very little.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoI believe people buy all sorts of gadgets just because they are things they don't already own, or they do already have one similar but then find a new one that has slightly better styling / matches their decor better / has a new feature, or someone they know has a better one so now they have to have the best too. And that is about as much thought that goes in to it.
- synicalx 9y agoSadly, that matches my experience as well. Everything is built with a lifecycle that is closely related to the release date of the next model.