Is it just me that thinks this story is bizarre

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  1. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    a 4 grand bog that anyone with an android phone can control remotely
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23575249

    Whats wrong with using the handle or pulling the chain FFS

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    Attackers could [also] cause the unit to unexpectedly open/close the lid, activate bidet or air-dry functions, causing discomfort or distress to [the] user."

    I did check the date and its not April 1
     
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    I'm Spartacus Well-Known Member

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    Load of owd *****?
     
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Did you used to write for Little & Large?
     
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    I'm Spartacus Well-Known Member

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    Nope, someone....crapper.
     
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Cannon & Ball then? Or Russ Abbott?
     
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    Jay Well-Known Member

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    "An attacker could simply download the My Satis application and use it to cause the toilet to repeatedly flush, raising the water usage and therefore utility cost to its owner," it says in its report.

    "Attackers could [also] cause the unit to unexpectedly open/close the lid, activate bidet or air-dry functions, causing discomfort or distress to [the] user."

    Jesus. I could go next door in the middle of the night and turn on their outside tap raising the water usage and utility cost to the owner. Does that mean we need articles on the dangers of outside taps? I could by a piece of 4 by 2 and start whacking people around the head with it causing considerable discomfort and distress to a large number of people. Doesn't mean I'm going to. Just like no one is going to download the app, position themselves in bluetooth range and sabotage someone's lavatory. If someone wants to by a silly expensive bog then let them. If we stopped selling stuff because of what could happen we'd never sell owt pointy as we could all have our eyes out.
     
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    something in the paper recently about the possibility that someone could programme a computer which could remotely alter the rhythm of someone's heart pacemaker.
     
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    Don't enough people drop their phone down the toilet already?
     
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    I dropped mine into a cup of tea a few months ago.

    The speaker stopped working (couldn't make phone calls) and the on/off button wouldn't work (apart from when charging and it switched on automatically)

    Blew (proper hard) into the aux-in socket, speaker started working again. Then left it in a bag of rice for a couple of days, and the on/off button started working again.

    Couple of tips there, if anyone drops a phone into a cup of tea.
     
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    PG Tips ??? ;)
     
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    Red Bush, Asda's own brand.

    Reckon caffeine would have killed it off.
     
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