Telstra launches Australian homes onto the Internet of S**t

Telstra's decided that Australian homes aren't insecure enough, launching its very own Internet of S**t Things offering based mostly on generic home-branded kit. The service, offered to Testra and non-Telstra broadband users, currently comes in two starter flavours: a home security offering with window sensors and camera; or …

[Halcin]

Don't hold your breath

I doubt anyone will bother responding. But if they did, I will be very surprised if it's anything more than the standard condescending "we take security seriously" rubbish.

[Anonymous Coward]

Cloud going titsup

Well I'm sure they're not running on IBM's cloud offering, so we should be fairly safe.

Given how well they supply updates to their phones though (looks at Telstra-branded ZTE-T83 still running Android 4.1), I wouldn't hold my breath on updates on these things either.

[Tannin]

This will end in tears

What a disaster waiting to happen. This is not going to be pretty.

[frank ly]

One more thing:

"...if the smart light bulb Telstra sells me has a flaw that turns it into a data-sucking monster, will that count against download quotas?"

If it downloads music from a torrent site to play, because its bored when you're out of the house, will you be liable for any legal action? If it stores the .mp3 files in your IoT fridge and they get played by your networked music player, who is to blame?

[Charles 9]

Re: One more thing:

That's nothing. What if it decides to store deviant pornography instead, especially the type not allowed by law?

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: One more thing:

Given we're talking IP cameras here… it is not impossible for malware on the camera to help generate this kind of deviant pornography.

Suppose some creep popped one of these cameras installed in a kid's room then figured out how to get in contact, telling the kid to do various poses in front of the camera?

[Denarius]

ABC in on it also

What passes for light technology show in Oz ran an IoT booster in what looked like the shell of an ancient but very good program badly updated. Beyond 2020. Had to shut off TV again as nothing else on and whole program seemed to be pushing handing over control of ones assets to a remote server. How the adequate are fallen.

[RealFred]

Re: ABC in on it also

sounds like a lot of current business plans "in the cloud"

[JJKing]

Just when I think things can't get much worse, I am really surprised that I am surprised that they can. Skynet is already being spread around the globe. I wonder when it will become aware?

[LaeMing]

"One more thing: if the smart light bulb Telstra sells me has a flaw that turns it into a data-sucking monster, will that count against download quotas? ®"

That's the plan!

(No doubt).