@GhostOnTheHalfShell @ai6yr @mastodonmigration

“Apparently, many of these devices can be told to turn themselves off from almost any device with Wi-Fi capabilities.” Are you referring to the de-auth attacks mentioned in Benn’s video?

@20002ist @ai6yr @mastodonmigration

yes. i hope this wasn't a misrepresentation.

I listened to the video at 1.5x

There's a wider topic of the level of self surveillance, as well as just master surveillance that he goes on to discuss sprinkled with his various white hat, hacks, demonstrating what the systems expose people to

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @ai6yr @mastodonmigration I think it’s not quite correct. The *ability to function as part of a network* is shut off (by forcing repeated takedowns of the wifi connection between WAP and camera) but that is very different from shutting the device off. The latter takes a single event, just like flipping a light switch; de-auth attacks must be sustained/ongoing to achieve the desired result.

Yeah, I speed-watched the video hoping to hear about what you described. #crestfallen