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xkcd #3109: Dehumidifier

xkcd #3109: Dehumidifier

Title text:

It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits.

Transcript:

[A store salesman, Hairy, is showing Cueball a dehumidifier, with a "SALE" label on it. Several other unidentified devices, possibly other dehumidifier models, are shown in the store as well.]

Salesman: This dehumidifier model features built-in WiFi for remote updates.
Cueball: Great! That will be really useful if they discover a new kind of water.

Source: https://xkcd.com/3109/

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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I was an idiot and bought a high end TPLink router, I can't even use Vlans without signing up for their back door service.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah. Even my old solid netgear got a firmware update that's begging me to get the app now. Shobe that shit up your ass.

    At least give me a checkbox to stop bothering me

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Shit, are consumer appliances really getting that bad? ew!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I'd assume all Chinese devices are being backdoored via CCP incentives. Buy Asus perhaps, assuming Taiwan never gets infiltrated.

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