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My line is no cloud-connected security cameras, no “always listening” smart speakers without offline processing. I have at least some control over my phone and
by batiudrami 3y ago
My line is no cloud-connected security cameras, no “always listening” smart speakers without offline processing. I have at least some control over my phone and computers. It helps that I don’t really see or understand the need for these devices, though.
Residential security cameras seem less common where I live (Australia) than in the US though. A couple of my friends have “smart” doorbells but I don’t think any have security cameras.
- makeitdouble 3y ago> I have at least some control over my phone and computers Don't you also have control over your own security cameras ? (you bought them and set them there, they didn't fall from the sky) I see it in the perspective of phone and computers to be also cloud-connected, always on, with potential camera and mic activated.
- batiudrami 3y agoIn risk management you have to look at the likelihood as well as the risk. A camera or mic attack are far less probable on my phone as you need many more failures / aligned holes in the Swiss cheese systemic risk model. Which is both by design (syncing your data unencrypted to cloud storage) and proven by the results - we see constant widespread data leaks from security cameras and the occasional one from smart speakers, and nothing comparable for iPhones or Windows PCs. For the record I have “hey siri” turned off too, though I don’t consider it particularly risky.