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afwriter
afwriter
10/9/2017 4:36:51 PM
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This was a tough one.
Can I pick F, all of the above? This was a tough one there was a lot of mental back and forth with my choice. 

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
10/9/2017 10:22:51 PM
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Re: This was a tough one.
It's strange how many votes IoT gets when that field is still immature. Maybe IoT will be a huge concern in 5 years, but right now?

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afwriter
afwriter
10/9/2017 10:50:22 PM
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Re: This was a tough one.
Its immaturity (and hype) is probably why it's a popular choice. While I agree wholeheartedly with your take, I would play devil's advocate by saying that people are worried that their toaster is going to kill them or their fridge is working for the Russians.

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
10/10/2017 1:20:23 PM
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Re: This was a tough one.
There are some legit concerns about "toaster/fridge" security because no one seems to be taking home appliance security very seriously yet. IoT webcams have been unsecured and that's just the tip of an iceberg of possible home devices.

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elizabethv
elizabethv
10/11/2017 7:26:43 AM
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Re: This was a tough one.
@mhhf1ve - I have cameras in both my kids bedrooms. I work overnights and being able to watch them from the cameras in their rooms makes me feel better about leaving them (my husband is home, I'm not leaving them alone, just feel bad leaving them in general, it's an over-protective mom thing.) Also, since they're little, they actually like knowing mommy is watching them all night. When I first told my cousin I was getting cameras in their rooms, she freaked out and said she'd never do that. She's worried the cameras will be hacked and people will watch them. Now we have the two cameras in bedrooms, a camera at the front door, and two Alexa's in the house. I just have to hope we're relatively secure, if for no other reason that there isn't anything exciting going on in my house. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
10/11/2017 7:28:01 AM
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Re: This was a tough one.
@afwriter - Right?! I kept going back and forth too. It's all so important, security in general needs to be a concern, across the board. Equifax should be proof of that.

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
10/11/2017 11:08:20 AM
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Re: This was a tough one.
I don't use webcams much, but their use as baby/kid monitors seems like a good one -- worth the risk of hacking. I'm not sure what could go so wrong but it would be creepy if a stranger was watching your kids too.

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afwriter
afwriter
10/11/2017 3:40:51 PM
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Re: This was a tough one.
Other than perverts the one thing that worries me about webcams is that I am a creature of routine and someone could easily learn those routines and enter my home when I was away. 

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
10/11/2017 3:53:19 PM
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Re: This was a tough one.
That would be a risky move for would-be thieves, I would think.. If you have webcams all over your house that could indicate when you were away.. isn't it also a good bet you have a security system as well? Or that you'd be monitoring your house while you were away? 

I think the old-fashioned method of observing a house (ie. casing a joint) is the preferred method of risking a breaking&entering charge....

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afwriter
afwriter
10/11/2017 3:57:11 PM
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Re: This was a tough one.
I would assume that if someone has the skillset to hack my cameras they could also mess around with the security system. In any case the real joke would be on them as I don't have much that would be of worth to a would-be robber. 

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