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>If the attacker has total control, then all bets are off no matter what mechanisms you put in first. Great, so we now agree that it's important to keep the sy

• fragmede 3y ago
  That depends on updates never introducing new vulnerabilities.
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• hot_gril 3y ago
  I didn't say otherwise. Only that a forced update mechanism is insufficient for stakes as high as burning down the house. Maybe the patch fails to download/install, or they take too long to develop the patch in the first place, or the patch doesn't work for all models on the first try. There needs to be a simple kill switch if we're talking about threats like this. Besides that, the safe mode oven should still be able to cook food manually.
• Attrecomet 3y ago
  Just as smart people agree that the manufacturer knows nothing about the situation at the appliance, and a forced update mechanism a la the first iteration of Windows forced updated ("update's here, restarting, too bad you're currently doing important stuff that won't be saved") is a stupid idea and outside of private use often a non-starter. That kind of condescension is generally only something you can do to private tech users. Though I guess making the experience frustrating could keep more people from needlessly connecting everything to the network because it sound futuristic...