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Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security - Ars Technica

510 · internetofthings · horrorstories · orgbehavior

October 15, 2026 at 8:50:08 AM CDT * · permalink

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https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/fridge-hack-costing-millions-and-sparking-fires-stemmed-from-poor-security/

Hackers heat up supermarket fridges, spoiling food across France | Malwarebytes

CONTROLS CONTROLS CONTROLS where were the controls

510 · internetofthings · horrorstories · backdoors · patching

October 13, 2026 at 10:27:54 AM CDT * · permalink

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https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/10/hackers-heat-up-supermarket-fridges-spoiling-food-across-france

Connected Cars — Safety Net Project

How survivors of abuse need to think about their snitch cars.

500 · 510 · internetofthings · abuse

October 7, 2026 at 10:33:44 AM CDT * · permalink

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https://www.techsafety.org/connected-cars-privacy

Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think | The Verge

510 · internetofthings · surveillance

September 29, 2026 at 9:15:38 AM CDT * · permalink

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https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1001463/car-data-privacy-northeastern-study-honda-gm-ford

What happens after a town de-Flocks | The Verge

510 · internetofthings · gis · surveillance

September 14, 2026 at 11:00:58 AM CDT * · permalink

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https://www.theverge.com/policy/994414/cities-ditching-flock-cameras-controversy

Your car is selling your data | The Verge

510 · surveillance · internetofthings

September 14, 2026 at 11:00:25 AM CDT * · permalink

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https://www.theverge.com/column/994172/your-car-is-selling-your-data

LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby | The Verge

510 · internetofthings · surveillance

September 8, 2026 at 10:11:56 AM CDT * · permalink

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https://www.theverge.com/tech/991190/lg-tv-spying-standby-recording-wi-fi-scanning-gamers-nexus

Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy Features | Electronic Frontier Foundation

510 · internetofthings · surveillance · healthcare

July 16, 2026 at 8:44:49 AM CDT * · permalink

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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/most-smart-watches-rings-and-bands-lack-basic-transparency-reports-and-key-privacy

Security of Third-Party Keyboard Apps on Mobile Devices

351 · 510 · mobile · surveillance · ai · internetofthings

July 15, 2026 at 5:52:12 PM UTC * · permalink

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https://zeltser.com/third-party-keyboards-security

Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs

510 · internetofthings

June 30, 2026 at 2:28:07 PM UTC · permalink

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https://spur.us/blog/smart-tv-apps-residential-proxy-sdks

The new Wild West of AI kids’ toys

644 · k12 · internetofthings · ai

May 11, 2026 at 1:43:44 PM UTC · permalink

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https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/the-new-wild-west-of-ai-kids-toys/

UK exposes Russian cyber unit hacking home routers to hijack internet traffic | The Record from Recorded Future News

510 · internetofthings

April 7, 2026 at 3:15:39 PM UTC · permalink

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https://therecord.media/uk-exposes-russian-cyber-unit-hacking-home-routers

Banning TP-Link won't save America from its own terrible cybersecurity

Router security.

510 · internetofthings · botnets

March 25, 2026 at 3:31:10 PM UTC · permalink

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https://this.weekinsecurity.com/banning-tp-link-wont-save-america-from-its-own-terrible-cybersecurity/

Your smart home can be easily hacked. New safety standards will help, but stay vigilant

351 · 510 · internetofthings

March 23, 2026 at 2:53:39 PM UTC · permalink

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https://theconversation.com/your-smart-home-can-be-easily-hacked-new-safety-standards-will-help-but-stay-vigilant-278881

“because fuck you”: why consumer choice is being stripped away and how the tech industry profits from it — fireborn

351 · 644 · ux · tos · documentation · accessibility · internetofthings · activism · policy

March 5, 2026 at 3:30:40 PM UTC · permalink

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https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/because-fuck-you-why-consumer-choice-is-being-stripped-away-and-how-the-tech-industry-profits-from-it/

After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions | The Verge

351 · 510 · amazon · surveillance · 644 · internetofthings

February 20, 2026 at 5:09:40 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.theverge.com/news/881339/after-search-party-backlash-ring-is-still-avoiding-the-bigger-questions

Hobby coder accidentally creates vacuum robot army | Malwarebytes

351 · 510 · internetofthings

February 17, 2026 at 2:56:06 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/hobby-coder-accidentally-creates-vacuum-robot-army

How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology | TechPolicy.Press

351 · 510 · internetofthings · surveillance · privacy · policing

February 2, 2026 at 3:57:02 PM UTC · permalink

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https://www.techpolicy.press/how-to-apply-the-tyrant-test-to-technology/

How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking - Ars Technica

510 · internetofthings · 351 · surveillance

December 12, 2025 at 3:47:11 PM UTC · permalink

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/the-ars-technica-guide-to-dumb-tvs/

Chatbot-powered toys rebuked for discussing sexual, dangerous topics with kids - Ars Technica

644 · ai · k12 · ethics · internetofthings

December 12, 2025 at 3:46:47 PM UTC · permalink

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/chatbot-powered-toys-rebuked-for-discussing-sexual-dangerous-topics-with-kids/