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Roombas have been busy mapping our homes, and now that data could be up for sale
- tareqak 9y agoOther submissions: 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842679 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842679 http://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-selling-maps-of-your-home-to-t-1797187829/amp http://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-selling-maps-of-... Roomba's Next Big Step Is Selling Maps of Your Home to the Highest Bidder 2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842705 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842705 http://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-selling-maps-of-your-home-to-t-1797187829 http://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-selling-maps-of-... Roomba's Next Big Step Is Selling Maps of Your Home to the Highest Bidder 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842822 (this thread) https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/24/16021610/irobot-roomba-homa-map-data-sale https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/24/16021610/irobot-roomba-ho... Roombas have been busy mapping our homes, and now that data could be up for sale Other sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-irobot-strategy-idUSKBN1A91A5 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-irobot-strategy-idUSKBN1A... Roomba vacuum maker iRobot betting big on the 'smart' home (Techmeme headline for the above: Roomba vacuum maker iRobot hopes to sell its users' floor plan data, seeking deals with Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet (I couldn't submit this Reuters source to HN). Edit: formatting