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> The alternative is effectively DDoSing random websites from 100 million devices, which is definitively an uncool move. The alternative is that the devices:
by tivert 8y ago
> The alternative is effectively DDoSing random websites from 100 million devices, which is definitively an uncool move.
The alternative is that the devices:
* ping an IP controlled by their manufacturer, and/or
* try to ping one of a catalog of multiple large sites (e.g. Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, etc.) instead of relying just on Google, and/or
* allow the user to override the IP they use.
- smeyer 8y ago> ping an IP controlled by their manufacturer Who is the manufacturer? For many smart home devices, Google either is the manufacturer or at least the creator of the software, so it sounds like they might already be doing what you're proposing.
- tivert 8y ago>>>> “Your smart home pings Google at the same time every hour in order to determine whether or not it’s connected to the internet,” Dhruv tells me. “Which is funny to me because these devices’ engineers decided to determine connectivity to the entire internet based on the uptime of a single company. It’s a good metaphor for how far the internet has strayed from its original promise to decentralize control.” > Who is the manufacturer? For many smart home devices, Google either is the manufacturer or at least the creator of the software Probably not Google, since the whole point of his experiment was to remove Google from his life. Also, the original quote doesn't make much sense if you assume he was talking about Google-manufactured devices.