Explain to me like I'm 5 how a freezer gets hacked? I would like to know. Also explain to me why a freezer would need an internet connection to begin with. I'm a time traveller from the late 90s so be...
My guess, if I'm to steel man the why: monitoring and control of power consumption. I can see why that would be useful on larger scales.
The how is likely the manufacturer deciding to spend their budget on development of the all important "app" that they can milk as another "revenue stream", and the marketing to dupe customers into buying it, rather than safe and open firmware that respect their users.
Enshittification is bad for business.
The how is likely the manufacturer deciding to spend their budget on development of the all important "app" that they can milk as another "revenue stream", and the marketing to dupe customers into buying it, rather than safe and open firmware that respect their users.
Enshittification is bad for business.