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> One possible use for Thread in the iPhone is that it could be used as a Thread border router. Great, so internet-of-shit devices can bypass your firewall and
by hamandcheese 3y ago
> One possible use for Thread in the iPhone is that it could be used as a Thread border router.
Great, so internet-of-shit devices can bypass your firewall and keep spying on you and serving ads.
- lxgr 3y agoThis is already possible, see for example Amazon Sidewalk [1]. If you don't trust a given device, don't bring it into your home at all; simply not actively connecting it to your Wi-Fi is no longer enough to reliably keep it offline. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Sidewalk/b?ie=UTF8&node=21328123011 https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Sidewalk/b?ie=UTF8&node=213281...
- solardev 3y agoA device you buy and trust today can easily be used against you later on
- c-hendricks 3y agoIsn't a constant power supply a requirement of a border router?