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The Internet of Ransomware. my phone and get a notification when it’s done.
By Jasmine D’katz
Once a week Alexa notifies me if I want to start
I should be worried since my house is now smarter the Roomba and clean the house.
than me. I wake up in the morning and say good
morning to Alexa and then ask her the weather. As I For entertainment, I can talk to my TV remote
rise out of bed my thermostat detects motion in the and my Roku remote to choose what programs
bedroom and turns on the HVAC to adjust the tem- or movies I wish to watch.
perature in the house. Alexa detects my entering the
kitchen and pours me a cup of coffee and the TV It been a long day interacting with my smart
comes on. While I’m home devices so as I head to bed, I tell Alexa to
having my coffee turn out the light and set the security alarms.
Alexa informs me of
any upcoming event I Now I exhausted and time to sleep!
may have for the
day. As I pass by the
thermostat, it
remines me that the
filter needs replacing
in 4 days. As I check
my phone, it detected
motion in the drive-
way, therefore I know
my morning paper has arrived.
As I go through the day I get more warning from my
security cameras that someone is in my driveway
and then a notification that the mail has been deliv-
ered. When I open and close the door, I’m notified
the status of the door.

Before I leave the house, I place my evening meal in
the Sosu Vide cooler and set the temp and timer on

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