Time to start stocking up on pre-IoT devices, while you still can:
“Hema has put a recall on water kettles that could lead to dangerous situations as well as USB sticks which contain serious security vulnerabilities. The water kettle involved is Ketelbinkie with the product code 80.00.7607. Hema released a statement on their website warning of the defective water kettle, stating that the loose bottom casing causes water to run out and could promote burning. They have advised against any further use of the appliance. Customers can return the kettle to a Hema store for a full refund. The +USB Sticks, sticks with 8GB and 16GB of storage which come with free access to cloud storage, have been found to contain outdated software that is infested with errors. The discovery was made by security researchers in the Hague’s’ hackerspace, Revspace.”
At least there was some “free access to cloud storage” as part of the deal. Sheesh.
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