Household appliances - Weaponised by China

[Covert Munkey]

A very interesting article and worthy of a 5 min read.

How home devices could get data amid fears China could monitor Brits

MailOnline has talked to Dan Card, a cyber security expert with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT about how everyday household items could be used to spy on you.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Visioneer]

Mail as quick on the uptake as usual. Pretty much ANYTHING with electronics made in the last 20 years, will have major components / chips from China. That includes near every CCTV camera, car, communications or IP device. The potential for them to be turned off on a political whim is a distinct possibility.

 

[Nomad]

It's funny when some people go on about the internet of things and worry about their chinese toaster spying on them while listening to tunes via Alexa or browsing facebook on their phone! The horse bolted long ago!