Re:The S in IoT is for Security
by crazypython on Monday March 22, 2021 @11:26AM
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I can't imagine letting non-free software– the proprietor can modify it, but I can't, and under the control of someone else– hexing a piece of property I have bought. It's my property, yet it's cursed by the proprietor.
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I would be willing to compromise if at least there was a widely adopted set of standard protocols that I could use to interface these devices with my own favourite controller.
Instead it's a mish-mash of bespoke proprietary smartphone apps that have terrible security and privacy practices.
The Venn diagram of IoT devices with reasonable default security and IoT devices that are not proprietary does not overlap at all.
Apple makes IoT devices with reasonable default security, but they're also as proprietary as proprietary gets.