Internet of Things (IoT)-arkiv

Spying… headphones?

2 May , 2017 , 08:02 Linus Nyman

The notion that headphones are something used solely to listen to content with seems one-sided and archaic. At least according to manufacturer Bose, who has been accused of using their headphones and related app to spy on their customers listening […]

Bose

Internet of Things (IoT),Privacy,Vulnerabilities

The Internet of (Spying) Things – adult edition

18 Mar , 2017 , 16:57 Linus Nyman

Last week I wrote about Internet-enabled toys (for kids) that ended up having serious vulnerabilities (the toys, not the kids). Internet of Things, or IoT, toys have been in the news again recently, but this time the spotlight was on […]

Data breach,Internet of Things (IoT),Privacy,Security,Vulnerabilities

Internet-enabled toys: vulnerabilities expose children’s data

14 Mar , 2017 , 12:31 Linus Nyman

Germany recently banned the doll ”Cayla.” It was considered a privacy risk, with one of the goals of the ban being to “protect the most vulnerable in our society”. What’s all this about, then? Cayla is a smart doll, in […]

CloudPets, haveibeenpwned, Hello Barbie, VTech

Internet of Things (IoT),Vulnerabilities

On Hypponen’s law: Be smart, not vulnerable

6 Feb , 2017 , 14:17 Linus Nyman

A while back I was scrolling through my Twitter feed when I came across an interesting tweet: I have read plenty of laws, theories, and hypotheses during my time in academia, so I was well aware of the unwritten rule […]

Hypponen's Law