Spying on Smart Devices and Inside Shein

from The Sniffer · host Cathi Bond, Nora Young and Cathi Bond

Hello! Thanks for checking out the episode! This time, Cathi Bond looks at this story out of the University of Waterloo on how simple, inexpensive drones and hardware can remotely pinpoint smart devices. Nora Young talks about this excellent article exploring how e-commerce giant Shein has ridden to success, and some of the sustainability problems it poses. She recommends checking out Rest of World.

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New research from University of Waterloo on smart device vulnerabilities; investigative report unpacks Shein's business model

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