Feels good knowing that GN has taken the turn towards hactivism
It's Time to Hack Your Devices and Own Them
Submitted 2 hours ago by 
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to diy@slrpnk.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6sF3pLsbKI
Comments
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 hour ago
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
Well we can’t afford to game, they had to pivot to something we can afford.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
<looks at devices> <looks at HA console> <looks at router configuration>
I don’t see a problem here? Or is this about the hundreds of dollars of “smart” tech that I ripped out of my home when I moved in because it was programmed to only function if someone else controlled it? I don’t let stuff like that operate in my house.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 10 minutes ago We should both take Google ent al to small claims court for the work we put into not being tracked by them.
uncommoncorvid@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 hour ago congrats!
i’m going to go out on a limb here and say you are not the target audience of this video then.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
But anyone with enough technical know how to hack their own devices should also be able to have the technical know how to configure their own router and automation server?
The crossover I can think of is people who got compromised devices for cheap and can’t afford to replace them — AND their devices can be re-flashed or otherwise jailbroken to behave responsibly.
If you are jailbreaking/unlocking/installing bootloaders just now, you better hope the device hasn’t been updated to the most recent firmware.
I won’t say it’s too late, but in some cases it is.