Internet of Things: Smart Light Bulb Nightmare
So this week’s blog article takes a page from my very own “smart” home devices. Monday morning at about 3:42 a.m. our entire household woke up because every “smart” lightbulb in the house came on at the same time! It was a bit distressing and once we got up and shut off all the lights, some of us (me!) couldn’t get back to sleep.
What if my “smart” light bulbs and/or home Wi-Fi somehow got hacked? Would someone try to spy on us? Buy items on the internet with my credit card? Was someone going to try to talk to us through our smart home device like the smart camera nightmare I wrote about a few months ago?