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You mean like how no one builds medical devices?

• taneq 7y ago
  Great comparison. I'd really like my wifi-enabled light bulbs to cost $27,499 each.
  • TeMPOraL 7y ago
    Might be somewhat ironic comparison. Apparently the problem of garbage companies doing garbage devices exists in medical space as well; see e.g. [0]. Also, it's not about making wi-fi light bulbs cost thousands of dollars, but if yours were on the cheap end, they are most likely garbage products with highly intentional planned obsolescence, and subsidized by data collection app you have to install, which is the whole point of making them in the first place. If such business model were to become unprofitable, I believe it would be a great win for the society (and the environment). -- [0] - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/26/uk-firm-sold-spinal-implants-disintegrated https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/26/uk-firm-sold...
  • mcv 7y ago
    It's all part of a trade-off. Does the world need wifi-enabled lightbulbs that increase the size of criminal botnets? If not, then our options are to either stick to non-wifi-enabled lightbulbs, or ensure that our wifi-enabled lightbulbs cannot become part of botnets.
  • SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
    Manufacturers already have to replace devices when they're bricked by a hardware problem. They have various quality control processes in place to try to prevent this from happening. I don't see why it should be any different for security - or make a huge difference to the cost.