I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what was posted about me

Re:I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what wa... by caprese on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @12:32PM (#19443833)

> Recently she asked me if I knew if hackers could break into baby monitor because she was worried some hacker may spy on her sleeping baby... I had a good laugh first, then I felt sad for her.

and what did you tell her?

"Baby" gadgets and toys are the most vulnerable. I liked the story where a teddy bear that allowed parents to leave messages was hosting recordings and replies on a public fileserver. You have to get more imaginative to think about who would take advantage of that and why, but its a valid enough answer, especially for a simply "spying" concern.

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Re:I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what wa... by LeonM on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @12:42PM (#19443965)

I have a background in both embedded systems engineering and pentesting. I definitely know about the weak security (or complete lack thereof) of those devices. But it's hard for non-technical people to believe that, especially if the salesman told them this camera was the 'best of the best'.

So, of course I helped them to setup the IP camera in such way that they could use it securely. (VPN, strong encryption on their WiFi, etc)

And of course I also explained them that they should be careful with whom they share the photos.

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