Apple wants to connect your home -- report - May. 27, 2014 We got new garage door openers installed and they are all internet connected. I can open and close them from internet (mobile/pc) and see last time they were opened or closed. It is actually VERY convenient. Think I can connect to pool/hot tub equipment too, but haven't done that yet from mobile app, just their remote controller.
I'm to the point of wanting stuff less connected actually. Apple and Google and whoever else know way too much about what I'm doing without them watching the doors, fridge and wine cellar.
Agreed. It was the wifi accessible light bulb that did it for me. I'm a techie in the classic sense and it's what I do for a living, but it's getting a little much.
Love it personally. If you're on holiday or whatever, you can simply check from your iphone if you've switched everything off, and can control it from there. If you have cameras etc, check it on there as well. Turn lights on when you're gone, and turning them off late at night so people think you're at home...brilliant. If you're scared for someone hacking your house when you're on holiday, simply turn off your router and it's in deadlock anyhow! Unless you're into some seriously weird stuff I wouldn't worry about it. And even so...It's not like they're watching their monitors 24/7 waiting for what porn you're looking for this time and what time you turn your lights off or open your fridge. It would take someone to hack into google to subsequently find out your browsing history or see what food you have in your fridge (hypothetically speaking). It would be far easier to actually break into your house...
Im already using multiple Nests (Apple controlled thermostats) at multiple locations. Also I can control my garage doors and instantly see when they are opened or closed. I love having these features and welcome new conveniences as well. I'm not important enough for anyone to care what I'm doing. e
Since security/privacy doesn't really exist on the internet, I rather not have my personal property outside of laptops and cell phones connected to it. My TV has internet access, but I won't set it up...no real need. Plus, LG is known to keep record of your viewing history by connecting it to the internet. No thanks...
Again; unless you're a big fan of watching ''grannys with tranny's'' I wouldn't really worry about it too much. All they really can do is cater adds to what you seem to watch. If you watch a lot of racing, you'll see more adds with cars/motorbikes. Youtube does the same, I watch a lot of racing related stuff and now with their adds (until I installed youtube options so I don't get any anymore) they showed me and advert of Lewis Hamilton driving his F1 car and then telling me to buy a black berry. Better than watching an advert selling tampons, IMO.
That's my view; I work in ITSec & prefer to NOT have everything connected to the Internet. (ex: the "smart" ranges run Android & are exploitable)
My wife was just watching a foreign TV series in which hackers used a smart house to trap and kill its owners. I know it's silly sci-fi, but I don't care to extend my exposure to malicious knuckleheads any farther than is absolutely necessary.
It's the same thing as cars: When the story came out that cars with bluetooth could be hacked, they wrote it as if next tuesday all you'd be doing in your normal car is avoiding hacked toyotas being thrown into guardrails at top speed, crossing crossroads during red lights whilst an evil man is sitting in the car behind hacking the **** out of your car. Same goes for the laser keys: All thieves had to do was hack your key and they'd be driving your Merc AMG away 30 seconds after you've left it. I see neither of the above happening all that often. Fact of the matter is, if they want to break into your house it doesn't matter if you have a smart house or not. A brick is just as effective. If they want to get in, they'll get in. These smart houses can use pretty effective encryption on their locks.
