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Hello. This is an IoT system that I have created in separate locations to detect temperature and CO2 and ring an alarm when it reached a specific level. What improvements can be suggested? (For example: For security) Any help would be very greatly appreciated

I know that Luke reviewed the Joule by Chef Steps and Linus reviewed the iRobot Roomba years ago, what about a thread for Internet of Things like smart thermostats, smart locks, smart weighing scales, programmable NFC chips, even DIY IoT using Raspberry Pi, etc.

Hajime is a very advanced botnet that infects Internet of Things devices to (supposedly) protect the device from other infectious botnets. The next part is very detailed, so read the article if you want in-depth info. For the purposes of my summary, I'm going to do a very high-level overview. Hajime is at the very forefront of botnet technology. Whoever created it is very talented. Hopefully, this guy is really just wanting to do good, not just shutting out competition and planning a future takeover of infected devices. Also, the IoT industry better step up their game. It shouldn't be up to vigilantes to plug their security holes. Source: arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/a-vigilante-is-putting-huge-amount-of-work-into-infecting-iot-devices/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3196080/data-center/intels-itanium-once-destined-to-replace-x86-in-pcs-hits-end-of-line.html Fare thee well, x64. You will be missed.

Sources: Greenpeace, Engadget, Bitcoin, Github (Samsung), Motherboard So Samsung got slammed by Greenpeace but instead of whining and calling Greenpeace fake news, they acted like adults and showcased the ways to repurpose old Galaxy smartphones as show from their Github account. Samsung said that recycling will just produce more waste and more costs when breaking down an old smartphone so they instead encourage re-purposing which they call "Upcycling". Together in partnership with iFixit, they encourage owners of older Samsung phones to use them as IoT devices like a fish tank monitor using an old Galaxy S3, smart pet bowl, an arcade gaming console, and other new ways. One crazy DIY is that it can be used for Bitcoin mining when Samsung strung 40 Galaxy S5's and as it turns out, it can be more efficient in mining than a desktop PC according to Samsung. So they compared the performance of a Galaxy S5 vs an Intel core 17-2600 but unfortunately, I can't find any tests results of these chips that uses the same benchmark and I'm skeptical if an ARM chip like the Snapdragon 801 used by the GS5 is faster than a Sandy Bridge locked i7. Personally I have a bad experience with the Snapdragon 801 because my old LG G3 is constantly thermal throttling but it's probably because it has to power a QHD resolution. Also, wouldn't collecting 40 pieces of old Samsung phones be more cumbersome than just building a dedicated PC for mining? Nonetheless it's a great initiative from Samsung and I hope other companies follow the suit. To be honest, I don't think Apple is following Samsung's steps since they don't want people hacking iOS to do crazy things like DIY IoT and I don't think the jailbreaking community is interested as many of them just submit bugs to Apple and get paid. I was thinking of re-purposing my old Galaxy Note 2 but the wifi no longer works at this moment and it's having awful screen burn in and whites are becoming yellow.

I wonder if @LinusTech is still using his iRobot Roomba that he reviewed back in February 2015 or if he'll continue using his. Source: The Next Web This is a blatant invasion of privacy. I mean tracking your floor plan and giving off the data to other companies to target you ads? I get why Apple or Amazon would be interested with a house floor plan. Apple has their HomeKit API for home automation like telling the Roomba to turn itself on during the weekends to clean rooms and charge itself automatically. With Amazon it's kinda obvious what they would do with it, sell you ads about household cleaning chemicals perhaps or others. But Facebook? Then knowing your floor plan is kinda creepy. I can't really comment on the Roomba itself since I don't own one and I'm perfectly fine with just a 600W vacuum cleaner or even just a broom for under the bed cleaning.

I don't even know if this thread is appropriate for the forum but LMG made a video about vegan burgers (don't get me started) in a Techquickie episode so I figured why not. Source: American Diabetes Association via Harvard University and Engadget 12-Week 24/7 Ambulatory Artificial Pancreas With Weekly Adaptation of Insulin Delivery Settings: Effect on Hemoglobin A1c and Hypoglycemia ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Artificial pancreas (AP) systems are best positioned for optimal treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and are currently being tested in outpatient clinical trials. Our consortium developed and tested a novel adaptive AP in an outpatient, single-arm, uncontrolled multicenter clinical trial lasting 12 weeks. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Thirty adults with T1D completed a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)–augmented 1-week sensor-augmented pump (SAP) period. After the AP was started, basal insulin delivery settings used by the AP for initialization were adapted weekly, and carbohydrate ratios were adapted every 4 weeks by an algorithm running on a cloud-based server, with automatic data upload from devices. Adaptations were reviewed by expert study clinicians and patients. The primary end point was change in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Outcomes are reported adhering to consensus recommendations on reporting of AP trials. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients completed the trial. HbA1c, 7.0 ± 0.8% at the start of AP use, improved to 6.7 ± 0.6% after 12 weeks (−0.3, 95% CI −0.5 to −0.2, P < 0.001). Compared with the SAP run in, CGM time spent in the hypoglycemic range improved during the day from 5.0 to 1.9% (−3.1, 95% CI −4.1 to −2.1, P < 0.001) and overnight from 4.1 to 1.1% (−3.1, 95% CI −4.2 to −1.9, P < 0.001). Whereas carbohydrate ratios were adapted to a larger extent initially with minimal changes thereafter, basal insulin was adapted throughout. Approximately 10% of adaptation recommendations were manually overridden. There were no protocol-related serious adverse events. So it's not a machine which functions exactly like a pancreas having beta cells secreting insulin but rather, a smartphone app regulates blood sugar levels to an acceptable range (4.1-5.9 mmol/L or 75-107 mg/dL) which is good since I've seen some of my relatives have to constantly prick their fingers and have a glucose test trip read it everyday. The concept isn't new as insulin pumps are readily available now but now, a smartphone is tethered to the insulin pump via Bluetooth. I don't really know how this could be more effective in maintaining normal blood sugar levels than the existing insulin pumps with their own sensors. I think this is good for type 1 diabetics since hypoglycemia is just as bad as hyperglycemia as low blood sugar levels can result to seizures and other symptoms. I'm pretty sure Apple will be one of the first to include this especially with their Health Kit API. While this is not a cure for type 1 diabetes (unless CRISPR research on diabetes was perfected), I hope more manufacturers of insulin pumps and smartphone OEMs support this. Also, this research was granted a patent by the NIH (DP3-DK-094331). As for me personally, I was glad to not have become type 2 diabetic after being diagnosed with metabolic syndrome thanks to my doctor. I wonder how will older people who are not so accustomed to technology would use a smartphone app to see how their glucose levels fair every hour. Since every person is different and have different insulin needs per day, I'm guessing only a doctors especially endocrinologists will be allowed to set how much glucose is being delivered but the algorithm in the app will send more or less depending on the person's activities or diet. I wish hackers and other pranksters don't hack this and jack up someone else's insulin levels and watch a person get a seizure just for fun.

OK so just got my first IOT device (an ecobee thermostat) so I made an IOT network, so I now have a main network and an IOT network fully separated, now I have a Synology NAS that has 2 Ethernet ports, one connected to the main network set as the main adapter, and the other one is connected to the IOT network, what I would like to do is have things like the Philips hue controller and such running in dockers on the NAS but have those docker containers only have access to the IOT network, not the main network, but I also want to be able to have things like Minecraft servers in docker containers on the main network. how would I achieve this if it is possible at all?

Hi, everyone! Has anyone at LTT thought about doing a series of DIY Internet of Things videos? As a builder of Arduino and Raspberry Pi-based units for home and Commercial Internet of things for home and industrial iot, I'd love to see (or even help out) with a few ideas for videos for you. I saw you were going in a good direction with the DIY Nest Cams video and the very recent smart garage door video (which, I think I have a few improvements i might suggest for that as well), and I'd love to help you make cool new ideas for videos! From a long time fan, Brett

https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/cheap-internet-of-things-gadgets-betray-you-even-after-you-toss-them-in-the-trash/ A group of researchers connected a few leads to cheap Internet of Things devices and found almost all did not encrypt their data

https://www.cnet.com/news/google-home-hub-says-no-to-smart-home-cameras-in-your-bedroom/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/08/facebook-portal/ This is a two part story, but both stories reflect where each company is heading in terms of privacy and give two different ideas of how the future will be. TL:DR - Google doesn't put camera on it's home hub, facebook makes a video chat screen that follows you around the room... I'm starting with Facebook, because we don't expect privacy from facebook, this story doesn't surprise me To me this is creepy. Sure the concept makes sense for making video calls and the technology is nice, no doubts there. What bothers me and surely will bother most is the company in charge of it. Facebook is not known for being an advocate of data security and privacy. If almost anyone else launched a product like this, we'd debate the cost value, worry about the signal getting hacked by home robbers and others, but we'd not be worried as much about the company launching it. We would assume if it was used for bad, it would be by "bad guys". But coming from facebook, I sincerely worry devices like these could be used to analyze stuff in your house and recommend things to buy, allow law enforcement a camera in every home with facial recognition, etc. This really worries me. It does come with a clip on privacy shield, but the people who would be concerned enough about privacy to use it probably are too concerned about privacy to buy it in the first place. Also, a camera cover means nothing for the microphone. To hear both sides of the story, I'm putting FB's comments about it, though I don't buy it for a second There's some other minor details and reassurances from FB PR teams in the article, but i neither buy them nor care for the sentiments they give. One main reason is the timing. If they are so worried about privacy and people trusting them, why now? They are mid data breach scandal right now, they have been constantly in the press for one privacy issue or another, including many political issues. Why is now the time they chose to make and launch this thing? I believe it's because they think they will sell enough to people who don't think as much about privacy and can get away with it. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if we heard stories of these things leaving cameras and mics on even after disabling them. I may be wrong on their intentions and what will happen, but this is still awful timing. On To Google: We may joke around about them being the unofficial leaders of the world, but relative to other large tech companies, Google is relatively clean of scandals or privacy concerns. besides the android location thing, google is mostly, you get what you sign up for. Which is why I give them kudos for making the decision in this climate to put out a smart home hub with no cameras at all (that we know of, illuminati not quite confirmed XD). And of course the alexa dot doesn't have a camera either, but for the price, the size and function of the device, and all the other features, I'm sure none of us would have been surprised if this came with a camera. If google had launched this with a camera, some would have been skeptical but most would just see another smart home device, again assuming that any bad outcome would be instigated by a "bad guy" somewhere. Most would have passed by without a second thought. Their intentional choice to leave the feature off speaks good for the company. not that this lets them off the hook for being our overlords, but I'm far less concerned for the moment that our google overlords are watching us in our bedrooms. That last statement is the most telling, not only about the companies, but about the consumers who continue to buy these devices, regardless of all the privacy concerns. We are heading towards a point where privacy is a right we frequently hand over in search of convenience without a second thought. It's concerning to me as a father of 4 kids who will grow up in this world whether I like it or not. I don't doubt google will eventually have cameras and mics in every home as well, but their hesitation to do so right now gives me hope that they have more foresight and sense than we sometimes give them credit for.

Primary Source: Nature Biomedical Engineering Secondary Source: 9to5 Google This are the times that I have a profound appreciation of technology especially if it's used to save people's lives just like how an Apple Watch saved a man from heart attack. But before anyone jumps that this is the pseudomedical practice of "Iridology" where a medical charlatan uses patterns in the eyes to diagnose systemic health problems and later prescribe snake oil supplements, this is not one of those. Rather, Google trained their machine learning algorithms by looking into Opthalmoscopy results of 300,000 people and specifically look at the retinal fundus. The researchers used the standard model libraries and scripts in Tensor Flow. It's kinda like when genetic testing center 23andMe offered tests for $100 to look for genetic predispositions of certain diseases like heart disease and cancer until the US FDA shut it down because people are freaking out and making medical decisions based on that which actually makes sense because just because someone with a genetic predisposition to a certain illness doesn't mean they'll have it. There are women with BRCA1 mutation and yet they live their lives normally and don't get a cancer diagnosis. With this one, it looks at pictures inside the eye and they achieved 70% accuracy compared that to a standard basic metabolic panel which achieves 72%. Once Google perfected this, it can become a standard tool for diagnosis and prevention. While most overweight and obese individuals are still at a higher risk for Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension, there are now people suffering from heart problems despite presenting no physical risk factors. One advantage of this is that it's less expensive and it's not invasive. You don't need to be exposed to radiation for a coronary calcium CT scan to detect calcified plaques (atherosclerosis) within the coronary arteries. But this is not yet final as it need to be compared against existing diagnostic procedures like a 2D Echocardiogram which can detect structural abnormalities in the heart or an angiogram which can diagnose diseases related to blood vessels. But since it can also predict diabetic outcomes, it may as well serve as a diagnostic tool to replace the cumbersome fasting requirements to test glucose tolerance or treat metabolic syndrome earlier before complications get worse.

Source: 9to5 Mac I don't think this is the first time that something like this happened. Just look at the video below where a man trapped in his hotel in Haiti used a first aid app on his iPhone to prevent himself slipping to shock. One should remember that Apple has been working with Stanford University to fine tune their Health Kit API and heart rate detection of the Apple Watch using Heart Study which is voluntary. I can see a future where doctors will be prescribing smartwatches with a scenario something like this : Patient: Hey doc, I have trouble breathing and I get tired easily. I think I have hypertension. Doctor: What made you think that you have hypertension? Patient: Both my parents have it and my previous doctor told me that my X-ray shows cardiomegaly Doctor: Well as a cardiologist I find many of radiologist's findings inconclusive including this one as I look in your chest X-ray. That's why I'm requesting a 2D Echo with Doppler study just to be sure. Can I look into your labs? Patient: Yes doctor here it is. Doctor: Well sir, it's good that your fasting blood sugar levels are at the normal range and I recommend you keeping it that way but your LDL, triglycerides are over the top. I'd be prescribing you Lipitor for your cholesterol, Fenofibrate for your triglycerides, Norvasc to manage blood pressure and lastly an Apple Watch. Patient: Excuse me? Did you just say you're prescribing an Apple Watch? Doctor: Yes. Stop using that Android Wear smartwatch and start using the Apple Watch and participate in the Heart Study app to monitor the fluctuations in your heart rate. Patient: But my insurance doesn't cover a smartwatch. Doctor: There's nothing that I can do then. Take these medications as directed instead. Then later the patient went to the ATM and withdrew money to buy a new iPhone and a new Apple Watch Sport series 3 but he ran out of money for his maintenance medicines. It's good that the man is now okay and that the Apple Watch helped him save his life which as the time I'm reading the article, it made me think should my parents use an Apple Watch? Both of my parents have hypertension but both of them have it under control thanks to medications. There are so many medical IoT devices that can connect to the iPhone like smart weighing scales with built in bioelectrical impedance for fat percentage measurement, smart sphygmomanometer, and a smart glucose meter for Types 1 & 2 diabetics. I hope Apple and their Health Kit partners develop a smart spirometer for asthmatics including me although unlike hypertension which can be quiet, asthma attacks are more obvious like the hoarseness in breathing alone is a sign that your airways are filling with mucus and is constricting so better keep that inhaler handy. As always, when you feel something is wrong with you, go ask your doctor and if you happen to have a smartwatch that tells something is wrong, ask them to run tests to corroborate the result and in this scenario, the Apple Watch has been accurate in predicting a heart attack and it was averted. Now when will Android Wear follow?

I just recently moved to Tampa, FL and the apartment is in dire need of technology. Beyond my multipurpose enthusiast rig, I would like to integrate a home theater PC (mainly for streaming the several services a la Roku). I was considering just reassembling a PC from spare parts from bygone builds, but I was also considering the utility of the NUC and its VESA mount capabilities. Anyone have any suggestions? (considering a projector as well, though it would mitigate the VESA mount tuck-away advantage)

IBM has just announced that they are going to invest $3 billion over four years to create a new internet of things unit to solidify their efforts in the IOT space. For those who do not know what the internet of things is the general idea is to place sensors in everyday objects and to network them together so that everything becomes smarter and responds to the users needs. In the past these billion dollar units have grown into substantial platforms that continue to grow such as Watson analytics. The unit will include 2,000 consultants, researchers and developers who will be working on both the hardware and the software that powers it. The aims of the unit are to build: As reported by ZDNet IBM's move may be in response to other companies such as Cisco and General Electric making large investments into internet of things devices. IBM may have an advantage in the internet of things space over other competitors due to their highly powerful analytics and cognitive computing services which would allow IBM to analyse all of the information that is coming from the IOT devices more effectively. This in turn would allow IBM to attract more partners for their ecosystem. Source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/ibm-creates-internet-of-things-division/

Ever Wondered how our digital life would be in 2025? The Pew Research Center published a report in which a majority of experts agree that our current expectations of digital privacy may be completely gone by 2025. More than 2,500 experts weighed in on security, liberty and privacy online and whether there will be a "trusted privacy-rights infrastructure" in place by 2025 that lets people protect their personal data easily. One respondent suggested that as the Internet continues to expand, the very idea of privacy will become a fringe activity. Overall, 2,511 respondents weighed in on the following questions: Security, liberty, privacy online Will policy makers and technology innovators create a secure, popularly accepted, and trusted privacy-rights infrastructure by 2025 that allows for business innovation and monetization while also offering individuals choices for protecting their personal information in easy-to-use formats? elaborate the answer.Describe what you think the reality will be in 2025 when it comes to the overall public perception about whether policy makers and corporations have struck the right balance between personal privacy, secure data, and compelling content and apps that emerge from consumer tracking and analytics. Consider the future of privacy in a broader social context. How will public norms about privacy be different in 2025 from the way they are now? Of the respondents, 55% said no, that will not happen, while 45% found this a reasonable outcome. They all agreed, however, that there is something inherently public about the Internet. Here are some of the quotes from experts (few hand picked , please see source links down below to go through over 90+ quotes) Here are a few more interesting quotes from the experts Pretty much a good topic for discussion, i think it's a good thing that viable people starting to recognize the amount of data being dumped over the interwebs & people not noticing how dangerous that is & don't think twice, already it's been too gargantuous & if it needs to be organized the data to be sifted through , all of it & set to be private, an impossible task as of now, But aside privacy concerns there needs to be oversight as well imo , using NSA was a good example (i know ) they were doing a pretty good job, but it's a touchy issue ,, unless people find a viable solution those kind of reforms are the only thing that is keeping the internet in control. i simply wish AI could take over this area(i could be wrong) for analyzing threats & they will have more refined fine precise control over it than actual people judging , because those judgement can/could/will be biased (human nature) What are your opinions & thoughts on this issue? Post 'em down below... News Courtesy: http://mashable.com/2014/12/22/privacy-fantasy-pew/ Original Source: (experts opinions organized in here) http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/12/18/privacy-in-2025-experts-predictions/ Further reads: http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/12/18/future-of-privacy/

"ALWAYS READY, CONNECTED AND FAST. JUST ASK." "WHAT IS AMAZON ECHO? Amazon Echo is designed around your voice. It's always on—just ask for information, music, news, weather, and more. Echo begins working as soon as it hears you say the wake word, "Alexa." It's also an expertly-tuned speaker that can fill any room with immersive sound." VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkOCeAtKHIc ORIGINAL POST: https://www.amazon.com/oc/echo/ref_=ods_dp_ae