Beware the Internet of Things
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There is the good, the bad, and the ugly interspersed throughout this class of appliance which is networked and actively connects to the internet and systems thereon.
The news is replete with horror stories of late with warnings coming from security experts regarding the exploits available to the bottom feeder hacker types which are out to utilize the resources of others for either personal gain or to inflict pain. Such as attempting damage of power grids, reaking havoc on control systems, and other utility oriented targets as consequence and revenge attempts wrought upon the United States by our military industrial complex with it's the false flags and overt meddling by both elements of the government and shadow government out to wage war as a method of generating revenue.
The Internet of Things refers to the ever-growing network of physical objects that feature an IP address for internet connectivity, and the communication that occurs between these objects and other Internet-enabled devices and systems.
The bottom line here is when you place a networked device in your environment there are inherent privacy concerns coupled with an ability for that device to be utilized against you. Perhaps not as an actual threat, but in concert with other such IoT entities under the control of malware and botnets.
Be all of this as it may, were I to acquire a networked piece of equipment not meant for overt inter connectivity I would be quick to ensure it could not venture out or receive of it's own accord. Such a device could never be sold to me under informed consent.
As I don't trust embedded systems complete with wireless connectivity on automobiles I am equally against connected appliances in my home. There is room for manual systems in my life and none for hackable inclusions in my environment.
That's why I hang a sniffer on my router, pour over my logs in great painstaking detail, keep an extensive blacklist, and firewall intruders by entire subnet at the drop of a hat. Any ISP which supports these exploit loving dirtbag colleagues of mine can stay off my network as far as I am concerned.
As evidenced by the incompetence of Experian ... there is too much general access to what's out there because there are few consequences for anything exploited when it's internet related.