adamclarkestes

Fixed. I will now install a dead rat under our copy editor's desk...

My editor thought it might be too extreme, but I was sure that careful readers would latch on to the tongue-in-cheek intentions. Maybe I was wrong. I still stand by the statement.

I'm the author of the Gizmodo post. Having covered IoT hacks for a few years, it's obvious that drastic measures would be necessary to convince manufacturers to build more secure products. While I'm not necessarily endorsing this hacker's methods, I do salute his taking a stand. It might land him in jail. But still, the mission is worthwhile.