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Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities and abuse owners, yells racist slurs (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] 38 points 2 years ago (7 children)

"Why do they have to make everything about race? It's like they're obsessed. Nobody cares what color you are!"

Also these racists: "Hmm. You know what's a good use of my time? Going out of my way to hack a Roomba so I can call my neighbor the N-Word."

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Why do these things need to be internet connected in the first place?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I want them wifi connected at least so I can set my own schedule or control with Home Assistant. They don't need to connect to any server except my own.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I would think Bluetooth or plugging it in once in a blue moon for a firmware/schedule update like the good old days would be far preferable to anything that could connect them to the internet. I’d much rather air gapped and slightly inconvenient than internet enabled spyware all over my house.

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