The S in IoT is for Security

Re:The S in IoT is for Security by unethical_ban on Monday March 22, 2021 @10:55AM (#26541701)

Literally yes, but come on. "connected home" and IoT are so close in use case, and _because_ most connected home things are Internet-only, let's not pick at terminology too much.

I would love to have a connected home that did not require _any_ external connectivity or web accounts. Why did I need to login with my Google account and enable location services to set up a Chromecast Audio?

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Re:The S in IoT is for Security by 8note on Monday March 22, 2021 @02:52PM (#26545085)

I imagine it enables Google to enforce location based licensing for where you can listen to certain songs at a given price point.

Listening to a song in the forest is free, listening to it in a bustling street costs 10¢ per play because you're performing it to people walking by

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