• MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    No, it just requires people to run normal fucking updates like literally EVERY piece of software does, even the canned bullshit from corpos.

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      2 months ago

      Having to do any manual step is beyond what the Echo devices require, they just reboot themselves randomly one day and boom, a whole new new set of features for advertisers.

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        2 months ago

        Ohh, fully auto updates turned on by default on a shitty IoT device? A hacker’s wet dream.

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          2 months ago

          Not sure who you think you are advising here, but I suspect Amazon is making sure their echo devices are on the high end of security, any vulnerability will get a lot of press attention.

          For Home Assistant and other more open devices this is the problem, you either accept a lot of tinkering ensuring it’s updated, working and secure, or it fails the wife/parent test.

          Apple, Google or Amazon devices are just too easy in comparison, but you have to put up with the intrusion and ads.

          A lot more people are willing to sacrifice data and adverts for convenience.