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  3. A researcher recently discovered a 'smart' sleep mask broadcasting users' brainwave data to a public, unencrypted MQTT broker.

A researcher recently discovered a 'smart' sleep mask broadcasting users' brainwave data to a public, unencrypted MQTT broker.

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    A researcher recently discovered a 'smart' sleep mask broadcasting users' brainwave data to a public, unencrypted MQTT broker. 🧠

    This is a textbook example of why closed-source consumer IoT is a privacy nightmare. For sensitive health and biometric data, open-source software and local data control aren't just features—they are requirements.

    Source: https://aimilios.bearblog.dev/reverse-engineering-sleep-mask/

    #privacy #opensource #privacymatters

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      A researcher recently discovered a 'smart' sleep mask broadcasting users' brainwave data to a public, unencrypted MQTT broker. 🧠

      This is a textbook example of why closed-source consumer IoT is a privacy nightmare. For sensitive health and biometric data, open-source software and local data control aren't just features—they are requirements.

      Source: https://aimilios.bearblog.dev/reverse-engineering-sleep-mask/

      #privacy #opensource #privacymatters

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      @Pikapods And that's how AI should be used.

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