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This week on Embedded, Chris and Elecia talk about books, courses,, alternate podcasts, electronics, statistics, journaling and some Winnie the Pooh.
Join the chat here: embedded.fm/episodes/507

The transcript( embedded.fm/transcripts/507 ) from the show is also available now!

Thank you Mouser Electronics for sponsoring the show!

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"Nyx argues that the notion of requiring public housing residents to keep a hackable device that can become an audio eavesdropping tool in their apartment may represent the most disturbing application of the Halo 3C. “That kind of took it up a notch as far as how egregious this entire product line is,” Nyx says. “Most people have an expectation that their home isn’t bugged, right?”

As sensors like the Halo 3C proliferate across schools and even homes, Vasquez-Garcia says the biggest takeaway from his and Nyx’s findings ought to be that putting microphones and internet connections into every device in our lives as simple as a smoke detector is a decision that carries real risk. “If people remember one thing from this, it should be: Don’t blindly trust every internet of things device just because it claims to be for safety,” Vasquez-Garcia says. “The real issue is trust. The more we accept devices that say 'not recording' at face value, the more we normalize surveillance without really knowing what's inside or bothering to question it.”"

wired.com/story/school-bathroo

WIRED · It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio BugBy Andy Greenberg