▲ 271 ▼ Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offline (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago (7 children) Why didn't he just use DNS spoofing? permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 year ago (4 children) "we didn't do it because it was easy, but because we though it would be easy" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 9 points 1 year ago And then we got angry because it didn't work and worked on it until 3am. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bigboitricky@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I too, read art of war permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tomiant@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago It is not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago Why do it the easy way, when you can do it the fun way? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 9 points 1 year ago To quote the inventor of the Steam Brick: Because I was so preoccupied with whether or not I could that I didn't stop to think if I should. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 year ago (4 children) "we didn't do it because it was easy, but because we though it would be easy" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 9 points 1 year ago And then we got angry because it didn't work and worked on it until 3am. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bigboitricky@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I too, read art of war permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tomiant@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago It is not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 9 points 1 year ago And then we got angry because it didn't work and worked on it until 3am. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bigboitricky@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) I too, read art of war permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tomiant@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago It is not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Is it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tomiant@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago It is not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago Why do it the easy way, when you can do it the fun way? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 9 points 1 year ago To quote the inventor of the Steam Brick: Because I was so preoccupied with whether or not I could that I didn't stop to think if I should. permalink fedilink source parent