Consider that not only are the name brand IOT devices being mostly made in China (and thus are subject to a potential for malicious interference), but that the bulk of IOT devices being peddled on Amazon and other online retailers are those in the “value” (now there’s a misnomer!) tier, made by one of thousands of Chinese factories and labeled with generic sounding import company names. It wouldn’t surprise me if many of these companies were fronts for, or tied to, Chinese military/intelligence groups.
I have a hard enough time trusting name brand IOT schlock, but I don’t trust the “generics” at all. They are the largest of gaping cyber holes (idea for a punk band name anyone?), and if the USA was actually giving a crap about cyber security, they’d take their import procedures far more seriously. We’re letting the Trojan horses roll on in because they’re cute little ponies that are “saving us money”.
We now return to our regularly scheduled programming…
