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For home security stuff? None of it will be exposed to the internet so I don't particularly care.

• dylan604 3y ago
  Do you honestly believe that a now public NSA style backdoor will never be used by anyone that is not NSA? Of course goofy script kiddies will be using this to see what cameras are seeing and then do a range of things from posting embarrassing images to the web for the lulz or up to blackmailing people. that's with less than 3 seconds of thinking about what a vuln could do for non NSA types
  • criddell 3y ago
    I think having all of this stuff behind a firewall and not exposed to the internet makes a pretty big difference. If an attacker gets onto my LAN, it's game over. Mass produced consumer gear that is also perfectly secure probably doesn't exist. I assume everything I use has bugs and none of it will stand up to a dedicated attacker. As for blackmail, my cameras all point outward. I suppose they could threaten to report me to the HOA when my grass gets too long...
    • dylan604 3y ago
      and exactly what firewall hardware is being used so that you feel assured that it is also not prone to the same issue?
      • criddell 3y ago
        I'm almost certain it does have the same issue. I don't believe there's any networking gear out there that is believed to be bug and exploit free now and expected to stay that way in the future. I believe a dedicated hacker could use the microphone and camera in my phone and laptop to spy on me. They could look at the street in front of my house. They could see my entire browser history, everything I've printed, every call I've made, everything I've said over email or text message.