France's Supermarket Fridges Were Vulnerable Online for Months

Re:France's Supermarket Fridges Were Vulnerable Online for M... by ishouldnotbutk8 on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:46PM (#50173724)

I don't fully understand what you suggest. I live in a big city. It's very safe here - I am not afraid of walking alone in the night, neither is my wife. Theft is a problem, but not huge - I leave my bike unchained when going into a store, and chained outside overnight, for example. I lost my LED bike lights twice though, weird thing to steal but I guess they're very easy to detach. I also leave my apartment door unlocked when I'm inside, including overnight.

Of course, as you said, in a city I will never feel safe enough to leave a door unlocked when leaving my apartment - big cities are big, and even 0.1% of bad apples may spoil things for everyone. But wanting a safer and more high-trust society sounds like a good thing, right? How would disconnecting from the internet help me.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:France's Supermarket Fridges Were Vulnerable Online for M... by DANmode on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @09:49PM (#50175082)

I just figured you might do something that gets you closer to the things you want,

while still living in the real world.

I don’t really “hope and dream” for stuff like feeling safe.

Especially when it can be had for so much less than the not-feeling-safe options.

(and yes, people randomly taking my things makes me feel unsafe.)

Disconnecting from the Internet makes it harder for people to break into your hardware.

> Releasing drone police randomly opening doors in the name of security sounds like a strict downgrade

This is happening on the Internet hourly, and it’s not the police. Well, sometimes. But mostly not.

[ Parent | on HN ]