Special Report: How Nest, designed to keep intruders out of people’s homes, effectively allowed hackers to get in

Last year, Tara Thomas realized the Nest Cam she had been using as a baby monitor had been hacked when she heard pornography playing through it in her daughter's room. These kinds of hacks are becoming more common as software designed to help people break into websites and devices has gotten so easy to use. And companies such as Nest have effectively chosen to let some hackers slip through the cracks rather than impose an array of inconvenient countermeasures that Silicon Valley calls "friction" — anything that can slow down or stand in the way of someone using a product.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Special Report Apr 23, 2:17 PM     How Nest, designed to keep intruders out of people's homes, effectively allowed hackers to get in Last year, Tara Thomas realized the Nest Cam she had been using as a baby monitor had been hacked when she heard pornography playing through it in her daughter's room. These kinds of hacks are becoming more common as software designed to help people break into websites and devices has gotten so easy to use. And companies such as Nest have effectively chosen to let some hackers slip through the cracks rather than impose an array of inconvenient countermeasures that Silicon Valley calls "friction" — anything that can slow down or stand in the way of someone using a product. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071