The report seems obviously AI generated, so I can't be bothered to read in its entirety, but based on my quick skim, "leaked home GPS" makes it sound worse than it is. Unless you're dumb enough to set DMZ on this device, this won't be exposed to the internet, and if it's LAN only, don't you already know the location? Even for a remote attacker who somehow got LAN access remotely, they can probably deduce the location through other means (eg. using crowdsourced wifi databases).

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locknitpicker 13 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> Unless you're dumb enough to (...)

It sounds like you are blaming the user for providing data that a service can leak. That's like blaming a user for writing personal emails when faced with an email provider that leaks emails.

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forestry 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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pudgywalsh 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Security professionals - the progenitors of unrealistic expectations - also expect homeowners to buy $800 Axis cameras while they stroke their beards.

When they get down to the $20 price point like the Chinese schlock, let me know, I'll be first in line to buy them.

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wolvoleo 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A random post on hacker news isn't going to make a dent in TP-Link's camera marketshare positive or negative. If the GP really has bad motives they wouldn't really accomplish anything with that. But I doubt they do. I use these cams myself too. They're ok if you limit their internet access. I limit all my TP-Link stuff anyway since they suddenly removed local access for their switched power plugs in an auto firmware update.

It's not the best company but they're cheap.

	▲	lostmsu 22 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> since they suddenly removed local access for their switched power plugs in an auto firmware update. AFAIK it was because it was an unencrypted protocol and you can just manually turn it back on in device settings.

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justsomehnguy 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There is only two ways to receive this unencrypted data:

- to do the song and dance to allow the whole Internet to access this cam - and 'security professionals' have been advising no to do that no matter what vendor it is

- to sit on your wire, literally and sniff everything

Unencrypted personal data is not good but if you have a habit of leaving your car with the open doors, windows and a key in the ignition - don't run around telling horror stories what someone didn't close the lid on a cookie jar.

	▲	fragmede 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's because you live in a shitty place where your can't do that with your car, and think that's normal. There are places in the world where you can just leave your car unlocked with cash sitting out, and no one steals it. Yeah, the Internet is not such a place, so we can't act that way here, but in the physical world, there are safe places where you can relax.