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This is supposed to be able to identify the item being removed from
the fridge – it photographs it and asks Google what it is…
What a waste of technology – trying to solve a problem that doesn’t
really exist – at least that’s my understanding!

If you review http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39580507 , it

… and let’s not forget your laptop

Usually with at least one camera attached

MMCC – IOT - 2017
seems that hackers can alter the cooker settings – turn it on/off!

Is this really a thing in the IoT – well, if someone hijacks it and uses it
– this device is connecting to other devices… so I guess it is.

Within the company I work for, I heard of one person having his lap-
top camera hijacked to send video to an ‘unknown’ person.

But also, some of the systems we use for conference calls seem to de-
fault to having the camera on – without asking you.
So, a group conference call with many many people across the world
could be watching Joe Bloggs slurp his coffee, pick his nose, or work
from home in his pyjamas – or maybe something worse.