Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Old-school computing: when your lab PC is ancient
On 6/6/21 1:22 PM, laurakid via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I appreciate this thread vindicating my weariness towards smart technology. My basic concerns were that I didn’t want my kitchen appliances to be smarter than me jk 😂. Also didn’t want risk of hacking (though I know highly unlikely, it’s the principle).
Beware, it's not all that unlikely. It's happening all over, with all sorts of products. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Thanks for additional vindication, Dave. I really do have a lot of concern about cybercrime but since I am a novice assume that any such concerns will be met with justifiable disdain from this highly knowledgeable group of industry professionals and enthusiasts. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, June 6, 2021, 1:25 PM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote: On 6/6/21 1:22 PM, laurakid via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I appreciate this thread vindicating my weariness towards smart technology. My basic concerns were that I didn’t want my kitchen appliances to be smarter than me jk 😂. Also didn’t want risk of hacking (though I know highly unlikely, it’s the principle).
Beware, it's not all that unlikely. It's happening all over, with all sorts of products. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On Jun 6, 2021, at 13:30, laurakid <laurakid7@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks for additional vindication, Dave. I really do have a lot of concern about cybercrime but since I am a novice assume that any such concerns will be met with justifiable disdain from this highly knowledgeable group of industry professionals and enthusiasts.
FWIW: I am an infosec professional who works at a company you hear about on the news occasionally. (I am also a Dave, which should lend about as much credibility-wise). This is a valid concern (and, also, your instincts are generally on point anyway, don’t discount yourself so much!). IoT devices are often rushed out the door with security as a distant third-place afterthought and are generally a horror show, security-wise. I keep mine on a separate VLAN and WiFi network, which is obviously not an option for everyone, but I want to be able to keep an eye on ‘em. Always be wary of what you let on your network and what you let talk to the Internet. - Dave
Not this awesome product!!! https://www.switcheroo.com/ On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 1:25 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 6/6/21 1:22 PM, laurakid via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I appreciate this thread vindicating my weariness towards smart technology. My basic concerns were that I didn’t want my kitchen appliances to be smarter than me jk 😂. Also didn’t want risk of hacking (though I know highly unlikely, it’s the principle).
Beware, it's not all that unlikely. It's happening all over, with all sorts of products.
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
ROFL yes, very true. :-) In fact I'm working on a few things related to that product right now, some improvements to the power supply area. -Dave On 6/6/21 1:58 PM, Chris Fala wrote:
Not this awesome product!!!
On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 1:25 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org <mailto:vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>> wrote:
On 6/6/21 1:22 PM, laurakid via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I appreciate this thread vindicating my weariness towards smart > technology. My basic concerns were that I didn’t want my kitchen > appliances to be smarter than me jk 😂. Also didn’t want risk of > hacking (though I know highly unlikely, it’s the principle).
Beware, it's not all that unlikely. It's happening all over, with all sorts of products.
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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