Blaze@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 4 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-square24fedilinkarrow-up1275file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.selinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@hexbear.net
arrow-up1275external-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.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.selinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@hexbear.net
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
minus-squareJack@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·4 months ago“we didn’t do it because it was easy, but because we though it would be easy”
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoAnd then we got angry because it didn’t work and worked on it until 3am.
minus-squareJack@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoIs it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s)
“we didn’t do it because it was easy, but because we though it would be easy”
And then we got angry because it didn’t work and worked on it until 3am.
I too, read art of war
Is it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s)
It is not.