Alexa shows private Wyze Cam feed to stranger [video]

Re:Alexa shows private Wyze Cam feed to stranger [video] by Too on Sunday June 02, 2019 @02:24AM (#20073836)

This is why you should never buy/sell electronics used for sensitive stuff like this second hand. Cases like this might seem bad but are still quite isolated and unlikely, imagine if the seller deliberately implanted malware, or buyer trying to get past your 2FA.

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Re:Alexa shows private Wyze Cam feed to stranger [video] by pbhjpbhj on Sunday June 02, 2019 @05:31AM (#20074420)

Or companies should be required to have a "factory reset" and warrant its removal of all customer data and associations (with heavy minimum compensations for failure).

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Re:Alexa shows private Wyze Cam feed to stranger [video] by wil93 on Sunday June 02, 2019 @08:13AM (#20074981)

But the malware could be installed in the hardware.

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Re:Alexa shows private Wyze Cam feed to stranger [video] by pbhjpbhj on Sunday June 02, 2019 @02:37PM (#20077170)

That's a separate issue, surely. The subject is manufacturers not properly clearing user data and saying the mitigation is "just don't sell it".

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