This is the first time I've read an AI-heavy piece and stayed engaged with it all the way through. I think the author's sharing the prompts was key to that experience.
100% governments needs to crack down on these manufacturers and basically say that if China does not stop this insanity then importing them in to the US or EU will become illegal since its a national and personal security risk.
Not going to happen. Governments are very complacent. The UK only recently banned Chinese IP CCTV cameras from sensitive government sites!
Its impossible to do with anything that gets updates. You never know what the next update will bring. Obviously things that connect to the internet and do not get updates are hopelessly insecure. its also pointless for anything controlled by an app through a server (anything from cars to fridges these days) as you cannot control what the server does.
Governments will also find excuses not to do this as its expensive and inflationary. They will play down the risk, point out the Americans can do it too, etc.
Best the FCC is going to do is a misguided blanket “China bad!” router ban because Elise Stefanik got a little lobbying birdie in her ear from a certain American drone manufacturer.
$35 for a projector should cause you to raise at least one eyebrow.
Also, as always with “IoT” type devices, they’re best kept in an isolated VLAN with no internet access.
Its impossible to do with anything that gets updates. You never know what the next update will bring. Obviously things that connect to the internet and do not get updates are hopelessly insecure. its also pointless for anything controlled by an app through a server (anything from cars to fridges these days) as you cannot control what the server does.
Governments will also find excuses not to do this as its expensive and inflationary. They will play down the risk, point out the Americans can do it too, etc.