Blaze@piefed.zipcake to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 7 months agoManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1276arrow-down1external-linkManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comBlaze@piefed.zipcake to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square24linkfedilinkfile-text
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 months agoTo quote the inventor of the Steam Brick: Because I was so preoccupied with whether or not I could that I didn’t stop to think if I should.
To quote the inventor of the Steam Brick: