How The Rise Of Web-Based Devices Represents A Growing Risk To National And Personal Security

NBC News: Why the NSA wants to protect you from your toothbrush  

The rise of web-based devices represents a growing risk to national and personal security, a U.S. intelligence official warned. 

Remember way back in 2017, when then-President Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway appeared to suggest the Trump administration may have been spied on with microwaves? 

I certainly do, if for no other reason than it put me in the undesirable position of having to partially defend her claim. There's no evidence this occurred — but yes, the capacity exists!

In fact, the topic of household and other internet-connected devices going rogue — or worse, being maliciously controlled by third parties — is a key concern for the National Security Agency. That’s the word I received from a presentation at this year’s AI Summit and IoT World, a California-based tech conference.  

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WNU Editor: If a device is connected to the internet, it can be physically altered to monitor you. And in an age where everything can be miniaturized, the possibilities are truly endless.

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