Can hackers control your home? - BBC London

[@Farrell07L]

The cable management is terrible

[@disabledOtter]

you're right it literally made me vomit

[@henrycarrot3956]

Agreed 👌 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xkcdstickfigure]

"It's not because it's been setup poorly by the owner" - BBC

[@shudafa]

Anything that’s connected to the internet can be hacked-period

[@TheTezz100]

My saying all the time. If it can be built, it can be hacked.

[@99morgster]

Tezz Leek Can you hack a wooden table?

[@TheTezz100]

@@99morgster you know what I mean you knob! ! ! Take it you wasn't watching the same video clip ey?

[@99morgster]

Tezz Leek ahh banter

[@thatoneguy1205]

You could get hacked through a satellite dish, it’s connected to a satellite and satellites are connected to service towers, and internet towers.

[@Gintoki7]

At 0:50 Interviewee: "For me I don't want to be tracked and monitored with everything I do" Interviewer: "doesn't everyone think you're a bit mad?" In 2019 if you aren't being tracked all the time you must be crazy.

[@davidcolman5290]

It's a bit rough when you can't even turn on your own lights, remember if you're cooking or not. Need a computer to flush your toilet a fridge to tell you that your out of milk.

[@intellectualhybrid2]

Smart houses are the dumbest idea ever. Living in a house with glass walls

[@nuneatontim]

I only have my lights so if someone wants to turn them off and on go for it.

[@CulturedThugPoster]

Yeah, password managers are great .. put all your passwords in one place so when someone compromises that service you grant access to everything!! Good advice BBC

[@simonhool3073]

mutty meme Password organisers have been proven to be safer.

[@CulturedThugPoster]

Proven by whom ? Link said proof, Don't bother with marketing bullsh*t .. actual proof. !!

[@shamanicstates2745]

For generations people have followed the BBC rhetoric and fear mongering BS, I think people have truly woken up to the BIAS..

[@simonhool3073]

mutty meme Evidence is all online, just type the question into Google. The evidence is there, just go and look.

[@aLlamaWithARifle]

Password managers all come highly recommended by all privacy activists, obviously not all password managers are built equally but Bitwarden and Keepass are both excellent options neither of which with known vulnerabilities (both open source so check the code yourself if you don't believe it). Obviously if your password manager does get cracked then you're in for a bad time but if an attacker can do that to your password manager then they would have been able to do that on all your accounts anyway so not much changes.

[@paulcarolan8646]

At least thieves know what house looks inside ☺

[@marcomarkproductions]

He must be up to no good if he's that paranoid

[@ryanmurrell4650]

Did that mad man just make HALF A CUP OF TEA

[@mvn4514]

Yeah...I thought I was the only one that noticed that. Wtf was he thinking?

[@heftyalan1152]

Look at those cables, what a mess.

[@j.mauricioangelesp.4729]

No... they can't control my home, 'cause I haven't computer & internet...

[@JALLENISNOTOK]

As long as uPnP is open, it's easy enough done. Even with little to no knowledge about cyber security/hacking. Having uPnP open is essentially an invitation for anyone wanting to compromise your network as it allows you to port forward pretty much anywhere you want. Conveniently enough pretty much all IOT technology relies on uPnP being open to be fully functional (can work if it's closed, but limits the functionality of said devices, but more importantly helps protect your network). When setting up routers, more often than not, uPnP will be open by default anyway.

[@assortedpov]

It's been really difficult having to control my lights, oven, fridge, heating etc by hand for all these years. I don't know how i'll survive if I can't replace everything with their internet controlled equivalent, as soon as possible.

[@user-ei7ed6zy9k]

the only smart tech you should have at home is a smart thermostat (so you get home to a warm home). get up and turn on the lights yourself, wait 2 minutes for coffee, and *no* Alexa crap or camera's

[@danm4320]

The products shown were either cheap or not configured properly.

[@GavstarLeo]

Alexa devices? That's enough to avoid this

[@xkcdstickfigure]

Oh, poor man. I thought DVDs were barely a thing anymore.

[@vincentdeguard4726]

my missus must been hacked too...every friday night she says "computer says no"

[@kek23k]

Thumbs down for the state of that network cabinet!

[@johannakenwood3359]

hmmm this sounds very similar to the episode we did with CBC Marketplace that aired back in Sept 2018....

[@jinksy31337]

That's scary..... how poorly managed the network cab is, messy cables, messy network... not surprised it was "hacked" it was setup for convenience not security.

[@shamanicstates2745]

She still cant accept he doesn't want that life! The wiring in her circuit must be going into overload... Fair play to him!...

[@NLS_7]

But can they do it in the cold rainy night at Stoke

[@piercemorgan9711]

the only good thing he recommended was to update apps, the rest are pointless and can be even more dangerous

[@kush3333]

That cable management SUCKS

[@Cleveland-el9su]

Download password manager? Nice, software that stores your passwords. No thanks.

[@liamhiggins70]

It's actually more secure in some ways. For example, you wouldn't have to worry about being compromised from key loggers. Also, your passwords on that software would be hashed and salted, so chances are you won't have to worry too much about getting your passwords compromised. That being said, if an agency such as GHCQ decided they wanted to monitor you, you don't really stand a chance unless you live a life like Adrian in this video.

[@Cleveland-el9su]

@@liamhiggins70 Yea i get what you are saying and it may well be totally secure it just struck me as a scare type video. If you dont get this software you are going to get hacked! I also agree with what you said about the GHCQ. I think unless you have a lot to lose or something to hide then password being compromised does not really matter.

[@liamhiggins70]

@@Cleveland-el9su Yeah I totally agree. This whole video just seems like a scare tactic.

[@ABMW-tech]

Of course....

[@JusttMatty]

Ever heard of a VPN?

[@goodtogolifestyle630]

What kind of laptops are them two engineers using???

[@uktech]

They look like the Lenovo ThinkPad X280.

[@nailagul6060]

Amazing house

[@sjoq9031]

What kind of laptop is he using?

[@KnightmareUSA]

Lenovo ThinkPad

[@henrycarrot3956]

The EXACT ones police use 😂😂😂😂 Kinda sad really and they wonder how they brake meta collected data from suspects devices

[@jaleeladams9715]

Can hackers hack into your whole house and speak to you

[@6yjjk]

You're a massive state, one that sells lots of oil and gas. Wouldn't it be fun to bump up all the thermostats in Western Europe a couple of degrees?

[@normietwiceremoved]

Simple solution. WIRES.

[@xkcdstickfigure]

Wrong! It's your fault for having unPnP enabled on your router!

[@xkcdstickfigure]

Oh, you can also turn off the nearby chromecast thing. In fact, it asks you when you set it up. I honestly wish the BBC would research stuff.

[@xkcdstickfigure]

Wait, does he just admit it's people's fault for having stupid passwords! Stop telling people it's the tech companies fault, BBC, when people in your own interview are saying it's the consumers.

[@EZraeel933]

He should wear tin foil hat when he goes out

[@225M3RCR]

Bet he dousnt want to have any internet in his house because of radio frequencys Who ever lives in that house with all that wi fi Won't live past 2025 due to RF abuse

[@lce_Poseidon]

whats the point of turning someones lights off and on remotely though? you can't even see the effect

[@vmailtk5]

Use a password manager, password manager gets comprimised, thanks for your advise

[@jebbysphiri7960]

Easy job done that been there..

[@MrOzanopan]

Yea bro need user name n passwords

[@salauddeen9226]

Let's face it he is rich with a nice house. Who cares

[@jaywolf4183]

"Smart System" is STUPID.

[@henrycarrot3956]

Smart tech / dumb people

[@Cartoonman154]

Insert Russian Hacker Meme

[@misschief4283]

I have to be honest I really don't get the point of most smart devices... the oven for example, why would you need to know when something is cooked unless you are in the house? If you're not in the house you can't eat it anyway. Same goes for smart fridges, I have no idea what purpose they serve. I suppose smart lights might be nice if you use mood lighting but I'm fine with getting up and turning a switch, I definitely don't need to control it when I'm not there. I suppose it might be useful to be able to start a washing machine while out if I forgot to start it before I left but really it's not the end of the world if I can't, also I still have to remember to load the damn thing. To be clear, I love technology and I am all for useful stuff that frees up time and resources (like those hoovers that hoover the house while you're at work) or even that provides entertainment but smart houses just don't really serve enough of a purpose for me, I'm sure there are some features I would like/use but by an large I just don't see the point of them. Some features are down right creepy, there is no way I would have a camera that's connected to the internet inside my home, I would literally unplug it every time I was home. I don't really like the Alexa/Siri/Google devices that are always listening either. There is no way I would let a delivery person into my home when I'm not present (might let them into a porch is there was a locked door keeping them out of the house but never the main house). Also I can just imagine a boyfriend messing with me by changing stuff while I'm in the house etc. no it just doesn't appeal. Perhaps I am more conscious of the vulnerabilities than others as I work in tech but I dunno there just don't seem to be enough benefits to outweigh the down sides to me. Perhaps if I owned a mansion and was never home I might see the benefits of some of it but I don't own a mansion and I can't really see the point in a normal home.

[@LewisBrain]

The smart ovan is made for busy working familys. They set the food up and the timer. When they get home at night the tea is all cooked and ready. I have smart lights as I got a google home for my Birthday. I love that I can see and control my lights when not at home. As I don't work set hours It adds more flexability for me. Some love gadgets some are just as happy having 200 books to read.

[@ogunsan]

Nothing is controlled by the internet. Your devices are controlled by you with access to the devices over the internet.

[@KnightmareUSA]

No. Your devices are controlled by ME

[@henrycarrot3956]

@@KnightmareUSA by *US* 😋

[@lostuser1094]

Can’t wait for watch_dogs 3

[@Sion.Ryan.Green.]

Panorama circled 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Tommy Robinsons PANODRAMA is the Truth mate!

[@KnightmareUSA]

subtle advertising

[@forid200]

😂 😂 Using the chrome cast to send Alexa commands... Much hack. Very secure. 😂

[@anthony.m5432]

1st viewer

[@YungBobs]

fake news

[@MrOzanopan]

Loool panorama

[@AbbasKhan-eu2cj]

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