To summarize: the device is riddled with security flaws, originally shipped with default passwords, communicates with servers in China, comes preinstalled with hacking tools, and even includes a built-in microphone - fully equipped for recording audio - without clear mention of it in the documentation. Could it get any worse?
I am pretty sure these issues stem from extreme negligence and rushed development rather than malicious intent. However, that doesn’t make them any less concerning.
Slop everywhere. As far as the eye can see.
They have fixed most of the security flaws.
Yeah the author clearly searched and replaced all the em dashes with hyphens, yet still used an ellipsis character. Certified slop.
Nest’s security system shipped with an undocumented microphone they activated later, sadly this isn’t totally limited to Chinese crap.
Is it a mobile SoC?