Roomba in Revolt

Sociability and Securitization
in the Internet of Things

Jeffrey Moro

October 21st, 2016

src: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Dyn_cyberattack

src: https://twitter.com/Dyn

src: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3tU_SYSfOU

Sociability
Security


src: The Verge

“I am a home automation nut. When I arrive home my lights turn on. In lieu of motion detecting lights, I have a Z-wave motion detector that notifies my Revolv when there is motion on any side of our home and turns on the appropriate lights. Although I do set a home alarm, there is really no more effective vacation security than the programatic turning on, dimming, and turning off of lights in a manner that would indicate that people are home. After buying my Revolv I put my outdoor landscaping light on it and threw away the old timer. Now at Sunset my landscape lighting turns on. Holiday lighting does the same. It’s magical.
— Arlo Gilbert, “The time that Tony Fadell sold me a container of hummus.”

Internet of Assemblages

  1. We now see how objects are entangling themselves.
  2. This ability to entangle is no longer just human.

Mirai


src: https://github.com/jgamblin/Mirai-Source-Code


src: https://www.incapsula.com/blog/malware-analysis-mirai-ddos-botnet.html

Our Networks Work By Leaking


src: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/technology/personaltech/stop-hijacking-home-devices.html

Towards an Ethics of Vulnerability