@betteriot

A community-built assessment tool to help #iot startups and product owners improve their decision-making across #sustainability #security #opensource issues.

 London, UK
betteriot.org
Joined July 2017
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Had a bit of a spring clean on our website! Remember our assessment tool is free, will take you 15-30 minutes, will help you plan for the future of your #iot product and isn't just for your CTO! #sustainability #ethics betteriot.wordpress.com/tool…
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Today's admin includes handing over @betteriot to @tamberg for safe keeping. It was an amazing privilege to shepherd this exercise in framing what 'good' #iot design needed to be. Check out the tool we collectively built (2017-2019). #betteriot betteriot.wordpress.com/tool…
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Hiring (again!): Do you think the tech industry can and should do better? Want to come help my team fuel this movement to responsible tech through funding, community building & more? boards.greenhouse.io/omidyar…
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So @marksimpkins and I have been working on databrick. We're exploring data layers in the home, across different homes, when you move. If anyone in the world of #telcos #smartmeters #routers wants to chat, we're looking! #smarthomes #iot #security databrick.co.uk/
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One week to go to our 98th #iotlondon featuring talks from those on the front line of #making during #covid19: @coderinheels from @3dcrowduk @amcewen from @DoESLiverpool Annabel Maguire from scrubhub.org.uk #3dprinting 7-8pm UK time! zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

Scrub Hub | Scrubs, Sewing, Laundry, Cleaning

Buy and care for Scrubs. Latest laundry and cleaning appliance deals and comparisons

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Come work with us (well, virtually to start)! We need 2 Ethics Fellows in the Public Policy Programme turing.ac.uk/research/resear… @ The Alan Turing Institute @turinginst to help us advance the ethics of data science & AI for public policy & service delivery jobs.ac.uk/job/BZO604/ethics…

Public Policy

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Joining a @Consumers_Int presentation on trust in #iot and wishing @a_b_powell @InaBrass and @peterbihr were on this call! #betteriot
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👋 Noticing #iot freelancer/consultants are losing work because of #covid19 (and won't get sick leave) so if you can take paid consultancy calls, fill in my spreadsheet and I'll share it in the next edition of the @iotlondon newsletter on Wed. #community docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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Check your inbox! It's #newsletter time again! #iot #iotlondon mailchi.mp/3e80bc5cb2a9/iotl…
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Replying to @iotwatch @betteriot
Working on an #iot product and want to make sure you're thinking through all the risks, check out the assessment we built in 2018! #iot #security #sustainability #opensource empathy.fyi/betteriot/
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For those who just started to follow me because of @betteriot this is why it's not a certification scheme and why we didn't think it would work: betteriot.wordpress.com/2018… #iot #security #sustainability #certification
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Cough @RestartProject #repair #iot #betteriot
WIRED
@WIRED5 Mar 2020
Opinion: As the coronavirus disrupts the global supply chain, the ability to fix our stuff is key to our resilience. wired.trib.al/MYDjGxq

The Right to Repair Will Help Us Endure Outbreaks

As the coronavirus disrupts the global supply chain, the ability to fix our stuff is key to our resilience.

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omg. Clearview AI, the controversial facial-recognition company that scraped millions of photos from Facebook to add to its database, just reported that an intruder breached its system and stole its entire client list. thedailybeast.com/clearview-…

Facial-Recognition Company That Works With Law Enforcement Says Entire Client List Was Stolen

Clearview AI, which contracts with law enforcement after reportedly scraping 3 billion images from the web, now says someone got “unauthorized access” to its list of customers.

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Spread the word! BKC is looking for undergrad and graduate interns to work on a wide range of projects this summer 🌞🌞 brk.mn/internships
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So the @VIRT_EU 'ethical stack' is out. A tool to help you think about the ethical decisions you're making in your #iot product. ethicalstack.virteuproject.e…
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Better IoT retweeted
Mozilla
@mozilla19 Feb 2020
Amazon has taken an important step forward in protecting their customers with #2FA, but there is still work to be done. In our #PrivacyNotIncluded guide, we found that @Ring doorbells meet only 2/5 of our Minimum Security Guidelines. Pretty creepy. 😲 mzl.la/37LxZTX
Mozilla
@mozilla18 Feb 2020
On the the heels of loud advocacy by @Ring users and organizations like us and @EFF, @amazon has *FINALLY* announced that #2FA is now mandatory for all Ring users. 👏👏👏 mzl.la/2SPZ6Yo

Ring, 2FA, and a Win for Consumers

Amazon announced that two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for all Ring users. The change comes on the heels of loud advocacy by consumers and organizations like Mozilla and Electronic...

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Ring doorbell makes two-factor verification mandatory bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51… #Tech #SmartHomes #VideoDoorbell #AmazonRing

Ring doorbell makes two-factor verification mandatory

Amazon's video doorbell system has faced criticism for not having more robust security for users.

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Or you could just ask your host to turn them off? #fugly #wearables #privacybyconversation #iot
The New York Times
@nytimes14 Feb 2020
2 computer science professors have designed a piece of digital armor: a “bracelet of silence” that will jam any other microphones in the vicinity from listening in on the wearer’s conversations nyti.ms/2wlsD4N

Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop (Published 2020)

Microphones and cameras lurk everywhere. You may want to slip on some privacy armor.

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The UK gov's response on #iot consumer #security legislation is up! #betteriot gov.uk/government/consultati…

Government response to the Regulatory proposals for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) security...

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