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You bet! Does anyone have the link to the story about the guy who found a Made in China power strip w/ a hidden bug inside?
by hcarvalhoalves 6y ago
You bet!
Does anyone have the link to the story about the guy who found a Made in China power strip w/ a hidden bug inside?
- csilverman 6y agoNot sure if this is the story you're thinking of, but I do recall hearing a while ago about Chinese irons and kettles that came with some, er, undocumented features: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hacked-from-china-is-your-kettle-spying-on-you/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hacked-from-china-is-your-kettl...
- rockinghigh 6y agoYou can buy them: https://www.trackers-cam.com/en/gsm-spy-microphone/329-gsm-connected-spy-microphone-power-strip.html https://www.trackers-cam.com/en/gsm-spy-microphone/329-gsm-c... The power strip calls you as soon as it detects a sound.
- ArnoVW 6y agoI remember Christmas cards produced in China, containing secret 'help me' messages from prisoners that were used as cheap labor: https://www.npr.org/2019/12/23/790832681/6-year-old-finds-message-alleging-chinese-prison-labor-in-box-of-christmas-cards?t=1597872203460 https://www.npr.org/2019/12/23/790832681/6-year-old-finds-me...