Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 17 days agoManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1273arrow-down1external-linkManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comBlaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square24linkfedilinkfile-text
An engineer discovered that the manufacturer can remotely brick his smart vacuum for not collecting data.
minus-squareJack@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·17 days ago“we didn’t do it because it was easy, but because we though it would be easy”
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·17 days agoAnd then we got angry because it didn’t work and worked on it until 3am.
minus-squareJack@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoIs it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s)
“we didn’t do it because it was easy, but because we though it would be easy”
And then we got angry because it didn’t work and worked on it until 3am.
I too, read art of war
Is it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s)
It is not.