Google Cartographer huh...
Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House
https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-vacuum-broadcasting
https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-vacuum-broadcasting
Google Cartographer huh...
13 Comments
markz@suppo.fi · 45 pts · 299d
This should surprise no one. Didn't some roomba contractors already get caught wanking to the camera feed a while ago?
modus@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 298d
Like... Together? In the Roomba control room?
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 299d
The offending company is iLife and the product is the A11 vacuum robot.
grue@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 298d
In this case, sure. In general, the offending company is every company and the product is every robot vacuum not running Valetudo third-party firmware.
Jayb151@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 298d
This is the first I've heard of this project, so thank you!
adarza@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 299d
the data collection is all but expected these days.. what should be the headline is the remote kill switch the manufacturer used on the guy's device... repeatedly.
TootSweet@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 299d
https://valetudo.cloud/
That site will tell you how to hack many models of robot vacuum cleaner to not phone home.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 298d
There's no reason a robot vacuum should be even connecting to the internet
hansolo@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 299d
Yeah, homeboy clicked accept on a mile-long ToS. He should know this!
DrDystopia@lemy.lol · 6 pts · 298d
If the Privacy Policy is anything besides "Absolutely NO tracking" I'm cautious. If it requires an always on internet connection, it's not for me unless it's a router that supports custom firmware.
hansolo@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 298d
Even if they say no tracking, but collect data, I'm still always suspicious. Even of they don't track, a data breach can ruin my day.
DrDystopia@lemy.lol · 3 pts · 298d
I consider tracking as collecting user data, not a geo-location function.
nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 299d
It's a crime that Stanislaw Lem did not live to see this