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Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House (futurism.com)

submitted 10 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 56 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Yeah, I read about iRobot gathering and selling info about apartments like 10 years ago. People still alarmed by this are simply ignorant.

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[–] Clanket@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Ignorant of what?

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 15 points 10 months ago

Ignorant of how smart vacuums work and how all connected devices are used to gather personal information that can be sold for profit.

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