Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offline
It doesn't appear that anything is being done about this. I imagine there are many more devices pulling similar shit (sending personal data they collect back to their data centers without consent)... It just bothers me that there's doesn't seem to be any pushback whatsoever in cases like this. Not that i need or use a robot vac but I'm sure this type of data collection is hardly limited to them
No no, I absolutely agree that shit like this shouldn't be allowed in the first place. But the issue is most people I've met genuinely do not care. They are okay with the amount of data being collected by their corporate overlords.
At the very least stating that a product won't work if it isn't connected to the internet allows consumers who do give a shit to know what type of product they're dealing with.
The "iLife" robot in the article is based on the 3irobotix CRL-200S, a "white label" unit that a bunch of brands sold as their own, up to and including Xiaomi, Viomi, Conga, Cecotec, Proscenic, and even Wyze. I have the Wyze version (the only one sold in the US), which will be getting Valetudo, but I kinda bricked it while attempting to root it. Luckily the motherboards are cheap, I picked up a "new" one for $15. Just waiting for it to show up.
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frunch@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 280d
It doesn't appear that anything is being done about this. I imagine there are many more devices pulling similar shit (sending personal data they collect back to their data centers without consent)... It just bothers me that there's doesn't seem to be any pushback whatsoever in cases like this. Not that i need or use a robot vac but I'm sure this type of data collection is hardly limited to them
4am@lemmy.zip · 29 pts · 280d
Even worse still, if you don’t allow them this intrusive data, they remotely brick the device you own.
SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 280d
There needs to be a law stating companies MUST notify you that "this product won't work if data collection is disabled" on the outside of the box
PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 280d
Lol sure, "let them do whatever they want but it should be ILLEGAL not to write it on the box!"
SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 279d
No no, I absolutely agree that shit like this shouldn't be allowed in the first place. But the issue is most people I've met genuinely do not care. They are okay with the amount of data being collected by their corporate overlords.
At the very least stating that a product won't work if it isn't connected to the internet allows consumers who do give a shit to know what type of product they're dealing with.
grue@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 280d
Corporate execs ought to go to prison for that.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 280d
s/prison/the guillotine/
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 280d
Something has already been done about this: https://valetudo.cloud/
The "iLife" robot in the article is based on the 3irobotix CRL-200S, a "white label" unit that a bunch of brands sold as their own, up to and including Xiaomi, Viomi, Conga, Cecotec, Proscenic, and even Wyze. I have the Wyze version (the only one sold in the US), which will be getting Valetudo, but I kinda bricked it while attempting to root it. Luckily the motherboards are cheap, I picked up a "new" one for $15. Just waiting for it to show up.
tomiant@programming.dev · 1 pts · 279d
It's a tidal wave. It's very hard to stop. The wave consists of about a trillion variables all pointing in the wrong direction.
anon5621@lemmy.ml · 36 pts · 280d
Guys just help project valetudo and flash custom software on ur vaccum cleaner to make it autonomous and working under ur control.
https://valetudo.cloud/
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 25 pts · 280d
bigboitricky@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 280d
iAmYourLife
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com · 8 pts · 280d
tomiant@programming.dev · 1 pts · 279d
I don't clean.
Fontasia@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 280d
Why didn't he just use DNS spoofing?
transientpunk@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 280d
Why do it the easy way, when you can do it the fun way?
JustJack23@slrpnk.net · 25 pts · 280d
"we didn't do it because it was easy, but because we though it would be easy"
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 9 pts · 280d
And then we got angry because it didn't work and worked on it until 3am.
bigboitricky@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 280d
I too, read art of war
JustJack23@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 280d
Is it from there, I got it from r/programmerHumor (equally as destiguished imo /s)
tomiant@programming.dev · 6 pts · 279d
It is not.
Telorand@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 280d
To quote the inventor of the Steam Brick:
tomiant@programming.dev · 5 pts · 279d
Kill who? Thats my question.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 280d
Hey, it was my turn for the repost!