No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack
No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack::A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack.
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Who the hell that put IOT service in toothbrush ?
I can't believe someone out there already put IOT services in home appliances even if that's not necessary to put in first place, what's next ?? IOT Condoms ? IOT Fleshlight ? GOD DAMNIT HUMAN.....
https://buttplug.io/
Of course it fucking is
I'm sorry what
This sounds like a powerful but very situational weapon.
no way
There was a chastity cage connected to. They faced a class action.
Listen an IoT Fleshlight has a lot of possibilities
Already exists.
Very advanced this thing, quote from website:
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My toothbrush is Bluetooth connected. It's used to configure the brush modes and track brushing habits. I didn't buy it for this and uninstalled the app after a week. Thankfully it's not Wi-Fi connected.
If its the same one my neighbour has, your neighbours can also track your brushing habits. My homeassistant instance automatically picked up my neighbours oral-b toothbrush :o
@SeeJayEmm
But you still had to pay for the tech installed in the toothbrush.
Try finding a good brush that doesn't have this tech installed :/
#toothbrush #bluetooth
Which is already paid for. I'll certainly keep that in mind when it's time to replace it.
Hopefully you're replacing the bristles every 3 months... right?....RIGHTT?
Yeah. I'm just not dropping $70 for a new handle just to prevent one of my neighbors from learning my brushing habits.
They have IoT fleshlights and dildos. They are marketed towards remote couples and remote sex workers though (audience interaction I think)
The field is called Teledildonics !
Next? Hell, that kind of thing is old news already.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/maker-of-internet-of-things-connected-vibrator-will-settle-privacy-suit/
You should probably read the article
Me: i want cyberpunk
Mom: we have cyberpunk at home
cyberpunk at home
Ah yes the good ole vibrator.
Imagine needing electronics to brush your fucking teeth
Are you talking about electric toothbrushes in general? Because I'm pretty sure they're regarded as more effective than manual toothbrushes
Yeah and some of the best toothbrushes as reported by every single dentist I've had over the last 10 years all have Bluetooth in them, or have a model with Bluetooth. They're not good because they have Bluetooth, they're good because they're good, and adding Bluetooth to an already expensive toothbrush is negligible to the price so they all do it.
OK. Maybe I've just been out of the loop, but what on earth would you need BT in a toothbrush for? So you can pair it with an app and track your brushing while someone else also tracks and uses this data for profit?
The primary use case is for making sure kids and elderly loved ones are brushing their teeth and keeping the brush charged. Also supposedly senses if all teeth are being properly cleaned, although based on reviews that sounds like a stretch. But yeah, the aggregated data is probably marketable somehow - I didn't check their privacy policies.
Electric toothbrushes are a thing. It's understandable that the vendors would like a rationale to track usage. Not beyond the bounds of possibility that in ten years it may be impossible to buy an electric toothbrush that doesn't track usage and try to phone home to report it.
I've had an electric for well over 10 years(same one). They are so much better than normal brushes IMO.
Concur. Also long time user here - but prefer to skip the data collection bit. Imagine showing up at the dentist some day and being chided for missing your back molars last Tuesday.
Tbh if the data only went to my dentist I'd be okay with that. Real tooth pain strikes fear into the hearts of mortal men. After experiencing that once I'd give a lot to never experience it again.