You may protect yourself from enshittifying updates, but then the lack of updates may make your smart devices into attack vectors for any hacker that wants access to your network. And not just the device alone – compromising the device might give them more access to the rest of your network as well.
My IoT are on a separate LAN. None are of any particular value…IOW no door locks or cameras, just TV and some light switches. Yes, it is possible to be hacked.
That’s a possibilty I’m willing to live with to avoid what is essentially allowing a manufacturer to do exactly what a hacker might do: brick my devices, spy on me, spy on my network, etc. The manufacturer can go even further with an update by paywalling formerly free services, holding my device hostage for money.
I have a rare few devices that are “smart”. Automatic update is disabled if possible, and the “phone home” requests are blocked on the LAN.
They work just fine.
That’s a double-edged sword, though.
You may protect yourself from enshittifying updates, but then the lack of updates may make your smart devices into attack vectors for any hacker that wants access to your network. And not just the device alone – compromising the device might give them more access to the rest of your network as well.
My IoT are on a separate LAN. None are of any particular value…IOW no door locks or cameras, just TV and some light switches. Yes, it is possible to be hacked.
That’s a possibilty I’m willing to live with to avoid what is essentially allowing a manufacturer to do exactly what a hacker might do: brick my devices, spy on me, spy on my network, etc. The manufacturer can go even further with an update by paywalling formerly free services, holding my device hostage for money.
Seems there isn’t much difference these days.
If it doesn’t have internet access, how is it an attack vector?
Does it have wifi or bluetooth that can be connected to?
Sounds like aluminium sales are going to skyrocket if I am going to have to tinfoil wrap all my appliances.