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I can't find anything that claims Xiaomi vacuums are spying on us (would maps of rugs be useful to collect?) Do you have a reference?

falcolas 9y ago
I remember reading that the latest Roomba vacuums were uploading their movement patterns to the cloud to "optimize the cleaning experience". I don't personally have a reference. A set of highly detailed house maps, with strong indicators of the traffic patterns (via dirt detection) and pet ownership (abnormally high volumes of shortish hair; tends to clog filters faster), would be exceptionally useful as input to your advertising profile.
- ASalazarMX 9y ago
  I have the feeling Roombas aren't capable of dirt-diving yet, even if paired with the cloud.
- theDoug 9y ago
  You likely read that, but the story was that some exec cited it as an idea. It was reported as factual and actual, and that's how it will be remembered. My telling you won't matter, as eventually one or both of us will forget, and the lie lives on.
  - jimmies 9y ago
    It is not an idea from an exec, and that is not a lie. >https://youtu.be/uhyM-bhzFsI?t=607 https://youtu.be/uhyM-bhzFsI?t=607
- Erwin 9y ago
  Not if you live in Europe thanks to GDPR. If you consent to that traffic data being uploaded, the company would have to explicitly say what it's for and can't just sell it in its raw form, with your personal information attached, nor used for profiling.
- bryanrasmussen 9y ago
  I'd think a set of highly detailed house maps with strong indicators of traffic patterns and pet ownership together with vacuum movement patterns would be great for optimizing the cleaning experience by enabling you to identify cleaning strategies that clean quickest.
jimmies 9y ago
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/xiaomi-mi-robot-hacked/20632/ https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/xiaomi-mi-robot-hacked/20632/ The talk at 34C3 at 10m:00 https://youtu.be/uhyM-bhzFsI?t=607 https://youtu.be/uhyM-bhzFsI?t=607

falcolas 9y ago

I remember reading that the latest Roomba vacuums were uploading their movement patterns to the cloud to "optimize the cleaning experience". I don't personally have a reference. A set of highly detailed house maps, with strong indicators of the traffic patterns (via dirt detection) and pet ownership (abnormally high volumes of shortish hair; tends to clog filters faster), would be exceptionally useful as input to your advertising profile.

ASalazarMX 9y ago
I have the feeling Roombas aren't capable of dirt-diving yet, even if paired with the cloud.
theDoug 9y ago
You likely read that, but the story was that some exec cited it as an idea. It was reported as factual and actual, and that's how it will be remembered. My telling you won't matter, as eventually one or both of us will forget, and the lie lives on.
- jimmies 9y ago
  It is not an idea from an exec, and that is not a lie. >https://youtu.be/uhyM-bhzFsI?t=607 https://youtu.be/uhyM-bhzFsI?t=607
Erwin 9y ago
Not if you live in Europe thanks to GDPR. If you consent to that traffic data being uploaded, the company would have to explicitly say what it's for and can't just sell it in its raw form, with your personal information attached, nor used for profiling.
bryanrasmussen 9y ago
I'd think a set of highly detailed house maps with strong indicators of traffic patterns and pet ownership together with vacuum movement patterns would be great for optimizing the cleaning experience by enabling you to identify cleaning strategies that clean quickest.

jimmies 9y ago

https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/xiaomi-mi-robot-hacked/20632/ https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/xiaomi-mi-robot-hacked/20632/ The talk at 34C3 at 10m:00 https://youtu.be/uhyM-bhzFsI?t=607 https://youtu.be/uhyM-bhzFsI?t=607