The AmbiLock is connected to the Internet and has been assigned an IP address by the local router. This could be tapped into by hackers thus leaking private data of the user. Nick’s privacy has just been leaked into the Internet. Nick’s is aware of the threats of the internet yet chooses not to deal with it as it’s a one in a million case. Hackers can ping into the IP address of a device and can use it to extract data from that router. Not only can they hack into data, based on the routers address, they can pinpoint the location of this device too. Thus, Nick’s address is now on the Internet.