echodot comments on Here's what to know about another cyberattack on European supermarket fridges

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ok I can sort of see why it might be advantageous to have the fridges networked. Why do they have to be internet enabled, does corporate need to be able to control the fridges remotely?

Having said that I work for a French company, and they do dumb things all the time so it doesn't surprise me.

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[–] SorryImLate@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

"Supermarkets connect their fridges so they can monitor temperatures around the clock across hundreds of stores, get alerts before food spoils, cut energy costs and let technicians fix faults remotely," Mitrokotsa said.

"This saves money and reduces food waste,

Maybe read the article?

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah I did but it doesn't make sense, that's what I'm saying. They can have the benefit of network connected fridges without connecting them to the internet. A local system can achieve the exact same result there is no benefit to having a system know the temperature of a fridge in a different store.

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