We start this week’s show with a look at a new surveillance law passed in Australia that seemingly obliterates a lot of protections about how law enforcement officials can access data and what they can do with it. We also talk about a survey … [Read more...]
Podcast: The IoT gets a good idea and a bad idea
This week, news slowed down a bit so Kevin and I kick off the show talking about a connected manual device to physically press buttons or twist dials as needed to turn older appliances "smart." After praising that idea we panned Amazon's new soap … [Read more...]
Project CHIP gets a new name and so does the Zigbee Alliance
As it prepares for the launch of a smart home interoperability standard, the Zigbee Alliance has changed its name to the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) and will broaden its scope. At the same time, the working group within the CSA previously … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Feb. 19, 2021
This DARPA research on IoT security offers some home: DARPA, the defense departments research group, launched a hacking competition last year and the results are better than one might think. Hackers tried to attack a secure IoT chip developed through … [Read more...]
Podcast: Presidential Pelotons and data accountability
This week's show kicks off with Kevin and I discussing a smart camera vulnerability before digging into what it means when the White House becomes a smart home. We then discuss Wi-Fi 6E and what it means for IoT. Next up: new devices from Signify … [Read more...]