Comment by TZubiri

1 day ago

> They can then turn around and lambast / sue / etc the company that sold it, putting pressure on the source of the problem

Or just unplug the culprit. But the key seems to be that the device continues working. Ideally you would just shutdown or disconnect the device. If fridge is infected, the fridge can still fridge, but it no longer has internet privileges.

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quantummagic  1 day ago

Any device that participates in a DDOS needs to be recalled by the manufacturer, mandated by law. Make it potentially economically crippling to sell a vulnerable device, and security will be taken very seriously. Frivolous uses of tech, won't be worth the risk.

  • DaSHacka  1 day ago

    This just in: every computer manufacturer forced to recall every single computer model they've ever sold because some users use weak passwords.

    I can't wait for all of them to switch to IOS-ified devices incapable of installing alternative operating systems or programs, as that would be the inevitable end solution for all these manufacturers if this was implemented.

    • quantummagic  1 day ago

      Maybe that's a good thing; relying on users to choose good passwords is a cop-out. Systems should be safe-by-default. And owners losing their system if it participates in a DDOS, would add to the incentives to stop the nonsense. It persists because perpetrators, and those who unwittingly abet them, feel no consequences.

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