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		65a on Jan 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What's that touchscreen in my room? Not resiliant, because in the 10-20 year lifespan of a home electrical panel, at least one critical vulnerability is going to allow complete remote pwnage of that device. It's stupid IOT garbage that belongs in ewaste, especially with a trivial remote code execution mechanism.

leoedin on Jan 20, 2024 | [–]

There's not really much those devices can do - they're just metering, and don't have an active internet connection.

WiFi isn't a bad choice of communications protocol.

rini17 on Jan 20, 2024 | [–]

Layperson will always prefer wireless. "But what if I need to move the tablet?"

Never bet against convenience.

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