> On the other hand, no hacker is going to be able to compromise my network via this device, so maybe this truly is a better path forward for IOT devices?
But on the other hand, your network has already been compromised, in the sense that you have a connected device within your home that you cannot control at all, that connects to the internet as long as it has power and can do whatever it is programmed to do...
Maybe for a sleep apnea machine this isn't catastrophic, but consider this Ubiquiti hack that's in the news; it wouldn't surprise me if the security situation around medical stuff isn't any better than with a networking company, after all.
Me, I want to control what's connected in my house. At least a little.
I think they meant it connects via a cellular network rather than wifi, so even if it were compromised it couldn't do anything to devices on the internal network. So security breaches are limited to the one device, and doesn't provide an opening to other devices.
But on the other hand, your network has already been compromised, in the sense that you have a connected device within your home that you cannot control at all, that connects to the internet as long as it has power and can do whatever it is programmed to do...
Maybe for a sleep apnea machine this isn't catastrophic, but consider this Ubiquiti hack that's in the news; it wouldn't surprise me if the security situation around medical stuff isn't any better than with a networking company, after all.
Me, I want to control what's connected in my house. At least a little.