I wonder what the prevalence of these IoT devices is doing to internet security. Your router firewall might prevent incoming connections, but these stupid devices are always dialing out to god knows where. Can that be used to compromise security?

I recently installed deep packet inspection in my firewall and it’s quite illuminating to see all of what’s going on. Why are devices in my home connecting to India?

I made a separate wifi network for the smart trash, they can't see each other and aren't allowed any ingress or egress. I then add individual firewall rules on a needed basis.