Privacy leaks in smart devices: Extracting data from used smart home devices

Remember the good old fun sport, where people bought random hard drives from ebay and did forensics on them?
Did you know you can do the same thing with used #IoT #devices too? Most end-users have no idea what kind of #information their devices are storing and how to securely clean their devices (if that even is possible). Lets explore together what the risks are and how we can extract that data.

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Now Google wants you to control devices with your hoodie

Everything can be smarter, and fashion is no exception.

In the quest to make computers ever-more pervasive, and invisible, Google's AI research team has now unveiled a new way to weave technology directly into our garments. The so-called "e-textile" concept could let users control electronic devices through a flick or a twist of their hoodie strings.

The team's work focused on cords, specifically because strings are a popular fashion staple but also constitute an intuitive way to control consumer devices. The smart cord developed by the researchers can recognize six types of operation: twisting, flicking, sliding, pinching, grabbing and patting. There is a bonus: because users can perform some of these gestures, such as flicking, at different speeds and in different directions, there is actually an even greater variety of actions that the technology can respond to.

👉🏼 Enabling E-Textile Microinteractions: Gestures and Light through Helical Structures:
https://ai.googleblog.com/2020/05/enabling-e-textile-microinteractions.html

👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/now-google-wants-you-to-control-devices-with-your-hoodie/

#google #DeleteGoogle #smart #devices #fashion #hoodie #etextile #thinkabout
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Wait, Amazon's New Wearable Needs to See Me in My Underwear?

Amazon says your semi-nude pictures will be automatically deleted from its servers after 3D body images are rendered. In return, you'll get an accurate estimate of your body fat percentage.

To get the most out of Amazon’s new wearable wristband, you’ll need to send the company semi-nude pictures of yourself.

The Halo is a fitness tracker that promises to improve your health. But to fully enjoy the benefits, Amazon needs some personal data, including how much fat is on your body. The company could’ve just asked for your weight and height. However, the health experts behind Halo want to instead calculate your body fat percentage, citing it as a better indicator for health and longevity.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/wait-amazons-new-wearable-needs-to-see-me-in-my-underwear

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How smart devices are exploited for domestic abuse

The number of domestic abuse cases has increased dramatically since the UK's Covid lockdown - and tech has played a role.

Smart speakers, tracking apps and key-logging software are among products that have made it easier for perpetrators to maintain control of victims and continue abuse.

Domestic-violence charity Refuge says more than 70% of those it provides support to have reported tech-related abuse within a relationship.

Two people who experienced abuse during the pandemic shared their stories with BBC Click.

They asked to remain anonymous for their own safety.

"When he left the house, that's when I started to see that he was using the Ring doorbell camera to track me," says Kate, who is using a pseudonym. She is referring to Amazon's internet-connected security device. It triggers alerts when it detects motion in front of a home and allows live footage or recordings to be watched from afar.

"I could take the battery out of it if I wanted to, but I didn't feel like I could because he would say to me, 'You're compromising our children's safety'.

"I was worried that he would go to the police and try and suggest that I'm a bad mother."

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54554408

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