Opening the garage door was easy, the researchers said. With the light commands (of a laser) the researchers could have hijacked any digital smart systems attached to the voice-controlled assistants.
They said they could have easily switched light switches on and off, made online purchases or opened a front door protected by a smart lock. They even could have remotely unlocked or started a car that was connected to the device.
“This opens up an entirely new class of vulnerabilities,” said Kevin Fu, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan. “It’s difficult to know how many products are affected, because this is so basic.”
The computer science and electrical engineering researchers — Takeshi Sugawara at the University of Electro-Communications in Japan and Mr. Fu, Daniel Genkin, Sara Rampazzi and Benjamin Cyr at the University of Michigan — released their findings in a paper on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/technology/digital-assistant-laser-hack.html
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11-3-19 Sen. Josh Hawley says Apple and TikTok may be threatening U.S. national security through their Chinese operations and connections.
• In an exclusive interview with "Axios on HBO," the Missouri Republican called out Apple for choosing Chinese profits over American values. He also called on TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, to testify under oath that it does not share American data with China's Communist Party. "I don't know that it matters where the data is stored for that kind of a company. I think you've got to assume that there is a backdoor way into that data.” -Hawley
Why it matters: On Tuesday, Hawley will chair a hearing highlighting the compromises that, he argues, U.S. tech companies make to do business in China. The hearing comes amid increasing tensions over trade and technology transfers between the U.S. and China.
• Hawley invited Apple and TikTok executives to testify at Tuesday's hearing, called “How Corporations and Big Tech Leave Our Data Exposed to Criminals, China and Other Bad Actors.”
• The companies declined to appear, as of Sunday. https://www.axios.com/apple-tiktok-china-josh-hawley-d2b5df17-15ce-4f43-ab6e-36804774e62f.html
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China's government scoffs at the notion that they rival the U.S. in anything. They're years behind, everyone in China tells you. They've got to be joking. Have they seen their country lately?
After a 10-day trip to China, my first virgin-eyes impression is that China is as advanced as the U.S. They are developing fast in everything tech: artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, hightech telecommunications systems infrastructure and internet of things. In some cases they are even more advanced. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/11/30/dont-believe-beijing-china-really-does-rival-the-u-s/#26c5c8f2f05a
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