BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days agoManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1457arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1455arrow-down1external-linkManufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offlinewww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up67·5 days agoConversely, instead of blocking the data transfer, have it send false data. Maybe a few drop table inserts.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·5 days agoI do this when a job makes me install productivity tracking software. Surprisingly easy to gin up fake screenshots and JSON of your activities and inject it into the program. All it does is upload the records from a user folder every X minutes
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoSpam them so hard they’ll blacklist your device
Conversely, instead of blocking the data transfer, have it send false data. Maybe a few drop table inserts.
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I do this when a job makes me install productivity tracking software. Surprisingly easy to gin up fake screenshots and JSON of your activities and inject it into the program. All it does is upload the records from a user folder every X minutes
Spam them so hard they’ll blacklist your device