Reply to post: Re: First security problem is using wireless for critical application

Wi-Fi baby heart monitor may have the worst IoT security of 2016

Brian Miller

Re: First security problem is using wireless for critical application

No, the first problem is using a gadget instead of an actual medical device. The Independent ran an article a couple of years ago that these monitors were mostly useless.

Honestly, the old nursery rhyme has it right: put your child in a rickety basket in the top of a tree during a wind storm, and if the kid survives that fall, you'll have no worries. If you want a gadget, add a Raspberry Pi to monitor wind speed, cradle movement, and precipitation.

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