Apple’s HomeKit security has been foiled by a recently discovered security hole: it listens to Siri if you ask it to open the front door. A 31-year-old Missouri man by the name of Marcus (he asked Forbes not to use his last name) last week posted the tale on Reddit. As he told Forbes, a month ago, Marcus decided to set up his place as a smart home, all based on the Apple HomeKit smart-home gadget ecosystem.
Only the tip of the iceberg. At least when someone breaks in with a crowbar, they leave a trail.
Go ahead, tie your house and car together with a cell phone.......................so when the hackers
take your car , they can tell your car to drive them to your house to rob you...............
Welcome to Moronville
This is another example on why we need voice activation and recognition built into these devices. voice activation is a security risk that doesn't work on its own.
Just a matter of time when someone will develop a "photoshop" style program to duplicate your voice.............................then what? Maybe they'll call it "Echo"!!!!!!