3 ms·

That's rather cherry-picked. The information you left out: 1. Those were test units, not purchased devices used by customers. 2. For consumer Roomba devices

by quitit 3y ago

That's rather cherry-picked. The information you left out: 1. Those were test units, not purchased devices used by customers. 2. For consumer Roomba devices that include a camera: photographic data is not sent to iRobot for processing. 3. The test data for the images you mentioned was leaked by a 3rd party based in Venezuela. 4. These test devices were operated by employees and volunteers in exchange for rewards. They were aware that their image was being taken. 5. The devices also contained additional monitoring hardware attached to the device which is not present in the consumer models. If anything this fiasco demonstrated: (i) one of the weaknesses of outsourcing, (ii) individuals taking part in testing should be mindful of their privacy, (iii) test units should have user-purgeable test data (if this was not already included) (iv) the importance of reading beyond a headline Refs: (1) https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-photos-recorded-bathroom-leaked-from-test-units-irobot-says-2022-12?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/roomba-photos-recorded-bathr... (2) https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/31056 https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/31056 (3) https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/964 https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/964

dotancohen 3y ago
I read a headline, chose a position, and remember only the grossest of one-sided arguments with no chance for the other side to respond. Am I not now entitled to hold a strong opinion and try to influence others in the matter?
Brian_K_White 3y ago
The data and the means to collect and deliver it, EXISTS AT ALL. Cameras are just the lurid example. Audio is just as bad or even worse. Anything that can hear at all, knows everything that's going on in the whole property and even surrounding area. And, practically any sensor of any type regardless of nominal intended purpose, can hear. In fact circuit boards with no actual sensors of any kind, can hear. A light switch with no mobility and no apparent sensors like a camera or mic, not even a light sensor for automatic adjusting, can hear and report if someone is having a fight or having sex 4 rooms and 2 floors away. 600 items of "evidence" that Roomba doesn't misbehave means absolutely nothing.

by quitit 3y ago

dotancohen 3y ago

I read a headline, chose a position, and remember only the grossest of one-sided arguments with no chance for the other side to respond. Am I not now entitled to hold a strong opinion and try to influence others in the matter?

Brian_K_White 3y ago

The data and the means to collect and deliver it, EXISTS AT ALL. Cameras are just the lurid example. Audio is just as bad or even worse. Anything that can hear at all, knows everything that's going on in the whole property and even surrounding area. And, practically any sensor of any type regardless of nominal intended purpose, can hear. In fact circuit boards with no actual sensors of any kind, can hear. A light switch with no mobility and no apparent sensors like a camera or mic, not even a light sensor for automatic adjusting, can hear and report if someone is having a fight or having sex 4 rooms and 2 floors away. 600 items of "evidence" that Roomba doesn't misbehave means absolutely nothing.