https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180604/07134939961/yet-another-study-shows-internet-things-is-privacy-security-dumpster-fire.shtml

Day in and day out, it's becoming increasingly clear that the smart home revolution simply isn't all that smart.

Security analysts like Bruce Schneier have been sounding the alarm bells for years now about the lax to nonexistent security and privacy standards inherent in the internet of broken things space. From refrigerators that leak your Gmail credentials to Barbie dolls that can be easily hacked to spy on kids, it's increasingly clear that dumber technology is often the smarter solution. Not only do many of these devices actually make us less secure, their lack of real security has resulted in their use in historically large DDoS attacks.