This week’s podcast covers our thinking on Amazon’s new Sidewalk network, but not the devices the retailer launched on Thursday. As part of the network conversation, we also discussed LoRaWAN network operator Senet’s new $16 million in funding before … [Read more...]
California’s AG has the power to fix smart home camera ‘hacks’
Did you hear about the hackers who accessed peoples' Ring doorbell cameras and Ring cameras, and shouted at them? Just like the Nest camera hacks of a few months back, these hacks were a result of someone having access to the users' password and … [Read more...]
Mozilla’s holiday device list is a welcome signal for IoT
Mozilla's annual list of connected consumer devices that have poor security practices or the potential to royally invade your privacy is out, and this time I'm fully on board with the way the organization has designed its study. Based on user … [Read more...]
Podcast: Goodbye Anki, hello connected pets
This week Kevin and I mourn the end of Anki, the company behind Kevin's beloved Vector robot. We also talk about the upcoming Google I/O, privacy expectations in apartments with connected devices and AT&T's nationwide NB-IoT network. From there … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 26, 2019
Mozilla's Internet Health Report is out: There are fewer news stories this week because I got sucked into this mammoth report that covers everything from security and openness to privacy and AI. I'll be pulling some of the insights into a larger … [Read more...]