Monday, December 19, 2022

A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?

Do you know what your smart devices are doing? A new take on Who will watch the watchman?

"... Who is watching? iRobot, the developer of the Roomba robot vacuum, says that the images did not come from the homes of customers but “paid collectors and employees” who signed written agreements acknowledging that they were sending data streams, including video, back to the company for training purposes. ..,"

A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook? | MIT Technology Review Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.





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