TECHNO CHILLS
Oven Man
This
is an interesting tale.
MoSup's friend was telling her about her new kitchen, which included a
Kitchen Aid oven. After a short while she noticed that the oven wasn't
cooking properly. A little further detective work reveled
that the
oven was lowering the temperature on its own. She called the
Kitchen
Aid, and the repair guy came and tested it. Yes, her oven was
lowering the set temperature, and he would have to get back to her with
a solution.
A few days later a call on her phone messenger informed her the problem
had been electronically
corrected by
Kitchen Aid, and she should have no further problem. And she
didn't.
Save for the cold chill up her spine, knowing that an appliance
manufacturer had somehow gained access into her kitchen, by means
she
knew not.
Brave New Kitchen.
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Y'know, that's a great idea;
ReplyDeletebut there should be an override switch that enables/disables remote diagnostics/programming.
Maybe there is, dunno; but finding out requires reading the user's manual which, if you're a guy, is out of the question.
PRO tip: Disconnect the telephone lines from all your kitchen, laundry, and a/c appliances.
ReplyDeleteAnd secure your wireless router.
ReplyDelete"PRO tip: Disconnect the telephone lines from all your kitchen, laundry, and a/c appliances"
ReplyDeleteWTF!!!!! HELP!!!! I CAN'T FIND THE F'ING TELEPHONE LINES OR ROUTER CABLE.
If I cover everything with Reynolds Wrap will I be safe?
What if I just disconnect the telephone lines ?
ReplyDeletePeriod.
The appliance may have bluetooth in it.
ReplyDeleteThe repairman may have just drove by and pointed an antenna at the house.
Which means the next Defcon the 2600 magazine folks run will have a seminar on hacking people's stoves.
ReplyDeleteturn off the pilot light, turn on the oven for a few hours, ignite the pilot... No wonder GE doesn't have to pay taxes...
ReplyDeleteI like my steak rare, and I don't see this innovation stopping me from pulling it out when it's ready. But, what if I liked it well done, and gummint wants it med rare? Huh?
ReplyDeletewould that be Mrs. Alear?
ReplyDeleteAll appliances will have IP addresses in the future. Most do now. drummermanrick
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