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Yeah. :/ Well, I suppose I'll have to consider if one of the two "smart" devices needs to go, then. It's a bit disturbing just how much you can tell about a h

by Syonyk 4y ago

Yeah. :/ Well, I suppose I'll have to consider if one of the two "smart" devices needs to go, then. It's a bit disturbing just how much you can tell about a house from the floorplan alone, much less if you've set out to use the camera for data collection. I wasn't a huge fan of iRobot's data collection, but now that it'll be going to Amazon, ugh. This is just the end point for any modern gadget. To work against you, to collect data to be used to break your will and make you spend more money to the profit of a handful of big tech companies. Such utopia. Much wow!

davemp 4y ago
> I wasn't a huge fan of iRobot's data collection, but now that it'll be going to Amazon, ugh. Yup once data is out there, you should assume it will get into the hands of bad actors. 'Having nothing to hide' from the current data collector doesn't mean that there aren't things you'd want to hide from other parties.
eclipxe 4y ago
What is the practical implication of having floor plan data?
- hedora 4y ago
  It has an upward facing camera, runs in the morning, and I definitely don’t wear undies with my bathrobe. No idea what Amazon will do with the video feeds when they get their hands on this particular surveillance platform. Apparently, all sorts of surveillance that I thought was illegal has been normalized by covid: https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/cdt_school_surveillance/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/cdt_school_surveillan... In addiction to the stats in the register article, apparently principals of schools that use one of the surveillance platforms are routinely sent copies of sexts that minors sent from personal devices. (Can’t find the quote at the moment…). Spyware on school chromebooks are snooping SMS on undisclosed models of phones if you use the chromebook USB port to charge the phone (even after school hours).
zamalek 4y ago
Roborock have a better privacy story, but how long it stays that way would be pure speculation. It might possibly become a selling point, much like Apple did [in the past].

by Syonyk 4y ago

davemp 4y ago

> I wasn't a huge fan of iRobot's data collection, but now that it'll be going to Amazon, ugh. Yup once data is out there, you should assume it will get into the hands of bad actors. 'Having nothing to hide' from the current data collector doesn't mean that there aren't things you'd want to hide from other parties.

eclipxe 4y ago

What is the practical implication of having floor plan data?

hedora 4y ago
It has an upward facing camera, runs in the morning, and I definitely don’t wear undies with my bathrobe. No idea what Amazon will do with the video feeds when they get their hands on this particular surveillance platform. Apparently, all sorts of surveillance that I thought was illegal has been normalized by covid: https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/cdt_school_surveillance/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/cdt_school_surveillan... In addiction to the stats in the register article, apparently principals of schools that use one of the surveillance platforms are routinely sent copies of sexts that minors sent from personal devices. (Can’t find the quote at the moment…). Spyware on school chromebooks are snooping SMS on undisclosed models of phones if you use the chromebook USB port to charge the phone (even after school hours).

zamalek 4y ago

Roborock have a better privacy story, but how long it stays that way would be pure speculation. It might possibly become a selling point, much like Apple did [in the past].