This is why people fear the Internet of Things
What concerns me, as somebody who has absolutely zero interest in internet connected thermostats or fridges or whatever, is that as IoT devices become more and more ubiquitous, I&#x27;ll probably still end up with some kind of quasi-surveillance garbage in my house. Either because I didn&#x27;t mean to purchase it, or because there was no alternative because in the future every under-sink garbage disposal requires a wi-fi connection or some nonsense.<p>Due to smart phones, computers and tablets, I already have all my internet habits being recorded, and half a dozen cameras and microphones all over the house.<p>Whats just as concerning is how many quasi-legitimate service providers, for reasons of people desperately trying to secure themselves from bad actors, end up finding technical solutions that are indistinguishable from malware and other kinds of network attacks&#x2F;exfil techniques.<p>Argh, this is a stupid future, I want to go back and try again.