Re:U.S. Warns Of Spy Dangers Of Chinese-Made Drones
by stcredzero on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @12:34PM
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These vague "The Chinese are up to something but we cannot reveal what" isn't really helpful, particularly given the current trade tensions
This is exacerbated by the very poor levels of security in these devices in general: DEF CON 23 - Robinson and Mitchell - Knocking my neighbors kids cruddy drone offline
However, to put things into perspective, purpose built security cameras -- even expensive ones from well reputed industry brands -- have had similar very poor levels of very poor security for many years.
It's not really a problem of drones. It's a problem with the poor levels of security in consumer devices in general. It's "as if" the situation has been engineered to let bad actors do lots of spying.
This is exacerbated by the very poor levels of security in these devices in general: DEF CON 23 - Robinson and Mitchell - Knocking my neighbors kids cruddy drone offline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzURm7OpAA
However, to put things into perspective, purpose built security cameras -- even expensive ones from well reputed industry brands -- have had similar very poor levels of very poor security for many years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8DjTcANBx0
It's not really a problem of drones. It's a problem with the poor levels of security in consumer devices in general. It's "as if" the situation has been engineered to let bad actors do lots of spying.