[New post] Nest thermostats were transmitting unencrypted location data over the internet

Abner Li posted: " Researchers at Princeton University have discovered that Nest thermostats transmitted unencrypted location data of its users. While Nest has fixed the issue, it is still a major flaw on its part. This finding was part of a border study that looked at " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Nest thermostats were transmitting unencrypted location data over the internet by Abner Li Researchers at Princeton University have discovered that Nest thermostats transmitted unencrypted location data of its users. While Nest has fixed the issue, it is still a major flaw on its part. This finding was part of a border study that looked at numerous Internet of Things devices from wellknown manufacturers to determine their safety and find privacy vulnerabilities. Read more of this post Abner Li | January 20, 2016 at 1:31 pm | Tags: internet of things, Nest, nest thermostat, security | Categories: Nest | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-xJw Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/01/20/nest-unencrypted-data/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com