[Qcombinator]

>…device makers build in pattern learning so devices can recognize when they're been compromised. A coffee maker that suddenly starts sending out email, for instance, would be suspicious and should set off alarms.

Or, you know, don't install an e-mail server in your coffeepot to begin with.

(You'd think that would be a lot easier, too, but I guess the other way they can charge more for "machine learning".)