Oh dear... Major security camera privacy breach

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/6723601/Major-security-camera-privacy-breach

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I’m not so sure I’d feel any more secure if a device had automatic
updates, because that would be something I’d think might be fairly easy
for a hacker to emulate. Auto-updates would also require a higher level
of programmer for the devices, otherwise the update process could just
as easily be hacked. I see a niche here, ready to be filled. : )

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Unfortunately, to keep unit costs down I suspect their in-house or
contract “programmer” is paid the minimum necessary to get the product
quickly onto the store shelves. While the old adage is true that there
is a point in any program where you have to shoot the engineer and get
on with the program, it appears this company shot the engineer prematurely.

Bob

On 4/11/2012 1:39 PM, Susan wrote:[color=blue]

I’m not so sure I’d feel any more secure if a device had automatic
updates, because that would be something I’d think might be fairly easy
for a hacker to emulate. Auto-updates would also require a higher level
of programmer for the devices, otherwise the update process could just
as easily be hacked. I see a niche here, ready to be filled. : )
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Bob:

I’ll bet the TRENDnet engineer is saying, “I TOLD you it wasn’t ready
for release yet!” : )

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Susan wrote:
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I’ll bet the TRENDnet engineer is saying, “I TOLD you it wasn’t ready
for release yet!” : )[/color]

Programs “are never finished, only abandoned” :slight_smile:

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A retired rocket scientist I know once said, “In any project there is that
last 1% that never gets finished, you just count on it not being that
important.” I think some companies up that percentage a bit too high.