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Other submissions: 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842679 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14842679 http://gizmodo.com/roombas-next-big-step-is-s

Other 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 (this thread) 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 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

Anatidae 9y ago
As a blind cat burglar, this is really helpful. On a side note, anyone know of any other appliance manufacturers selling mapping data for customer's walls. Specifically locations of room safes? Just curious.
- protomyth 9y ago
  I’m sure it will be of great interest when the company that sold me my internet connected garage door opener starts selling my open times.
- freshhawk 9y ago
  I wonder if that software that does room mapping with wifi signals (with 4cm resolution last I heard) would find safes because of their density. Seems likely.

Anatidae 9y ago

As a blind cat burglar, this is really helpful. On a side note, anyone know of any other appliance manufacturers selling mapping data for customer's walls. Specifically locations of room safes? Just curious.

protomyth 9y ago
I’m sure it will be of great interest when the company that sold me my internet connected garage door opener starts selling my open times.
freshhawk 9y ago
I wonder if that software that does room mapping with wifi signals (with 4cm resolution last I heard) would find safes because of their density. Seems likely.