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by pdkl95 3847 days ago
> Most Smart TVs are never updated after all

Along with the usual problems of "smart" (spyware) devices, the non-updatability of IoT devices is a time bomb.

We already have a problem with firmware based on very-old Linux kernels; shipping devices with known kernel exploits should be automatic liability for any damage the device does. It's willful negligence.

As Dan Geer says[1], embedded devices need to either be updated or have a limited lifespan. We cannot allow a situation where common consumer IoT devices are both immortal and unfixable.

[1] http://geer.tinho.net/geer.blackhat.6viii14.txt