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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Jun 2019

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted jDantastic

    Google cloud is down so people can't turn on their AC or get open their "smart" locks to let people into the house etc. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20077971 …https://twitter.com/jDantastic/status/1135282856085852160 …

    zeynep tufekci added,

    jDantastic @jDantastic
    So we finally get AC, right? Great. Google is down. We have a Nest thermostat. Nest runs on Google. Can’t turn on AC because app is down. Neat.
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    3:08 PM - 2 Jun 2019
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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Jun 2019

        It's such a smart idea to connect so much of our infrastructure to single points of failure, with much of the risks coupled. Smart homes ftw.pic.twitter.com/qiD7l6RWfJ

        17 replies 130 retweets 631 likes
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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Jun 2019

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted Chad Fullerton

        Also, Google cloud isn't just Google properties. It's like the way AWS isn't just Amazon.https://twitter.com/chad_fullerton/status/1135273938601295873 …

        zeynep tufekci added,

        Chad Fullerton @chad_fullerton
        It's not you. It's Google. Major outages being reported in the last hour. 1000's of services and sites impacted including: - @YouTube - @Gmail - @Google - @GoogleDrive - @Vimeo - @Uber - @googlenest - @Discord - @Shopify #outage #down #notworking #Yikes pic.twitter.com/1MM0pJvp3P
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      4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Jun 2019

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted SureReality  🕳 🏃🏾‍♂️ 🚶🏻 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🚶🏾‍♀️ 🏃🏽 🏃🏾‍♂️

        Some things, yes. But people leave pets behind, counting on remote adjustment , etc. Counting on remote is one kind of risk; so much being Google/AWs is another kind of risk, and having too many "smart" apps is another kind. Coupling/concentrating risks.https://twitter.com/SureReality/status/1135313502166573056 …

        zeynep tufekci added,

        SureReality  🕳 🏃🏾‍♂️ 🚶🏻 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🚶🏾‍♀️ 🏃🏽 🏃🏾‍♂️ @SureReality
        Replying to @zeynep
        They can still go over and turn it manually, right? That’s how mine works.
        10 replies 35 retweets 157 likes
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      5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Jun 2019

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted 𝕊𝕀𝔻  💉x3  📎 ⚖

        Actually, this is on point. Being networked brings advantages AND risks. Plus things are very concentrated right now, which couples risks. What are our redundancies/alternatives and isolating mechanisms? Way past time for this conversation.https://twitter.com/neoengel/status/1135312253996208129 …

        zeynep tufekci added,

        𝕊𝕀𝔻  💉x3  📎 ⚖ @neoengel
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        Something to be said about not having both critical and non-critical components networked. #AdamaWasRight pic.twitter.com/hK1onsKX9u
        8 replies 36 retweets 166 likes
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      6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Jun 2019

        By the way, when I go into a house with a Google Home device, I'm cool. I just yell at it about the Youtube recommendation algorithm and how lousy the help pages are for 2FA security keys for Gmail. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

        7 replies 21 retweets 218 likes
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      7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Jun 2019

        zeynep tufekci Retweeted vaishnavi

        I understand that. See full thread for the point about how we are coupling risks. People should look up “Seven World Trade Center is a poor choice for the site of a crucial command center for the top leadership of the City of New York.”https://twitter.com/vaishnavi/status/1135338700093530113 …

        zeynep tufekci added,

        vaishnavi @vaishnavi
        Replying to @zeynep
        It sounds from your tweet like you’re saying these devices depend on networks to operate at all, but they just need the networks to be operated remotely. Without the network, they function like non-networked regular devices do today, with all attendant inconveniences.
        4 replies 13 retweets 57 likes
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      1. bob‏ @huntthesnark 2 Jun 2019
        Replying to @zeynep

        "This smart home is great, but where's Ctrl-Alt-Delete?"

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      1. Travis Winkler‏ @thatwastravis 2 Jun 2019
        Replying to @zeynep

        Not quite - you can still use the actual physical thermostat. You just can't use the app to control it.

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      1. Steve Edson‏ @SteveEdson 2 Jun 2019
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        That's nothing, nest protect users can't tell if their house is on fire or not

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      2. Vladimir Vukicevic‏Verified account @vvuk 2 Jun 2019
        Replying to @zeynep @GreatDismal

        Er... they can just walk over to their thermostat and turn the AC on, just like any thermostat?

        2 replies 1 retweet 42 likes
      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Jun 2019
        Replying to @vvuk @GreatDismal

        Depends. People leave behind pets counting on remote features to adjust. Google cloud is much more than Nest. See rest of thread—the point is we're coupling risks and creating single points of failure in our infrastructure (Google, AWS).

        3 replies 4 retweets 19 likes
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