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In more than 30 interviews with The New York Times, domestic abuse victims, their lawyers, shelter workers and emergency responders described how the technology was becoming an alarming new tool. Abusers - using apps on their smartphones, which are connected to the internet-enabled devices - would remotely control everyday objects in the home, sometimes to watch and listen, other times to scare or show power. Even after a partner had left the home, the devices often stayed and continued to be used to intimidate and confuse.
Connected home devices have increasingly cropped up in domestic abuse cases over the past year, according to those working with victims of domestic violence. Those at help lines said more people were calling in the last 12 months about losing control of Wi-Fi-enabled doors, speakers, thermostats, lights and cameras. Lawyers also said they were wrangling with how to add language to restraining orders to cover smart home technology.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by anubi on Tuesday June 26 2018, @12:27PM (2 children)
The "smart home" is usually quite a bit smarter than me.
I am about as dumb as an Arduino, so if its much smarter than that, I leave it on the shelf.
Not much sense bringing the agony of being outsmarted into my own house.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday June 26 2018, @12:56PM (1 child)
(Score: 1) by anubi on Wednesday June 27 2018, @09:42AM
Nah, at least I was smart enough to see the thing I was looking at was smarter than me.
Best let sleeping dogs lie. Or at least not invite it to where I live!
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]