This tool demands access to YOUR ENTIRE DIGITAL LIFE. Is it from GCHQ? No - it's by IKEA http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/ikea_demands_access_all_areas_for_kitchen_tool/
CIA chief says internet-connected appliances are ‘worrisome’ new threat http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/...onnected-appliances-are-worrisome-new-threat/
Keurig’s next generation of coffee machines will have DRM lockdown http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014...on-of-coffee-machines-will-have-drm-lockdown/
~ How to Keep the NSA From Spying Through Your Webcam ~ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2014/03/webcams-mics/ Kim Zetter (may) be followed on Twitter
Started doing that last year. Probably a month or so after the NSA files came out. For myself I use a black isolation tape with weak glue that doens't leave any residue. I consider this one of those few computer defenses that are always 100% reliable.
Researchers' Google Glass Spyware Sees What You See http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygre...chers-google-glass-spyware-sees-what-you-see/
How do you DRM a thing like a coffee pod? | A brewing system lockdown may echo the tale of printers and ink cartridges. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/03/how-do-you-drm-a-thing-like-a-coffee-pod/
Philips Smart TVs wide open to Gmail cookie theft, other serious hacks http://arstechnica.com/security/201...en-to-gmail-cookie-theft-other-serious-hacks/
Google tells Supreme Court it’s legal to packet sniff open Wi-Fi networks http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...ts-legal-to-packet-sniff-open-wi-fi-networks/ David Kravets newly onboard at ARS (may) be followed on Twitter
DVR Infected with Bitcoin Mining Malware http://threatpost.com/dvr-infected-with-bitcoin-mining-malware/105167
Win32/Sality newest component: a router’s primary DNS changer named Win32/RBrute http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/...outers-primary-dns-changer-named-win32rbrute/
Documents point to “Android TV,” Google’s latest bid for the living room http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014...id-tv-googles-latest-bid-for-the-living-room/
Is your car infested with spiders? Mazda has a software update for that http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/6/5587116/mazda-6-software-update-addresses-spider-problem
Nespresso “open-sources” coffee pod business under government pressure http://arstechnica.com/business/201...offee-pod-business-under-government-pressure/
How to turn a phone into a covert bugging device? Infect the printer http://arstechnica.com/security/201...o-a-covert-bugging-device-infect-the-printer/